Jim Hopkins

Jim Hopkins has over 20 years of experience in finance and strategy roles. Jim currently serves as the SVP - Director FP&A at Busey since June 2020. Prior to this, they worked as the Strategic Finance Officer at Synovus from September 2017 to June 2020. From 2015 to 2016, Jim was the Director of Business Development at First National Bank of Omaha. Jim also held the position of SVP - Finance and Strategy at Old National Bank from 2007 to 2015. Before that, Jim worked at HSBC as the Group Director - Pricing and Profitability from 2001 to 2007. Jim'scareer began at CNH, where they held the role of Manager from 1999 to 2001.

Jim Hopkins has a Bachelor's degree in Economics (B.A.) with a focus on Econometrics, Monetary Theory, and Mathematics from the University of Minnesota Duluth. Jim also holds a Master's degree in Economics (MS) from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, specializing in Monetary Theory, Econometrics, and Investments. Additionally, Jim has obtained a certification as a Certified Management Accountant, but the details regarding the institution and the specific month and year of attainment are unknown.