John Kevin Stitt serves as the 28th governor of Oklahoma since 2019. Governor Kevin Stitt is leading Oklahoma with a vision to become Top Ten in job growth, infrastructure, education and more. He is an entrepreneur who founded Gateway in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 2000. Starting with only $1,000 and a computer, he grew Gateway into a nationwide mortgage company operating in 42 states and servicing more than $20 billion in residential mortgages. In 2018, he led Gateway through a merger and established Gateway First Bank, which today is one of Oklahoma’s 10 largest banks by assets with over $2 billion in assets.

Upon taking office, Governor Stitt faced a state with a recent history of billion-dollar deficits. He reformed the executive branch and overhauled agency budgets, resulting in the largest state savings account of nearly $5 billion and enabling roughly half a billion in tax cuts. Under his leadership, Oklahoma made record investments in public education, raised teacher pay, and expanded school choice. Additionally, Stitt pursued reforms that safely reduced the State’s prison population by 25%, closed 4 State prisons, and improved pay and resources for law enforcement officers.

Stitt grew up in Norman, Oklahoma, and graduated from Oklahoma State University with a degree in accounting. His mother is of Cherokee descent and a citizen of the Cherokee Nation. Stitt is a fourth-generation Oklahoman and a graduate of Oklahoma State University. He and his wife, Sarah, have been married for 25 years and they have six children. The Governor is the current Vice Chair of the National Governors Association.