Michelle Johnson

Michelle Johnson has served as Chief Risk Officer for Byline Bank since October 2019. Ms. Johnson joined Byline Bank in 2015, as the Director of Operational Risk Management and was promoted to Deputy Chief Risk Officer in 2018. She has spent the majority of her career in financial services, where she held numerous roles including Enterprise Risk, Information Security, and Mergers and Acquisitions. She also served for ten years with the Army National Guard, as a Military Police Officer, and completed tours to both Iraq and Afghanistan. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Illinois State University, and a Master of Science degree from Norwich University, and is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and Certified Enterprise Risk Professional (CERP).