John Willis

John Willis, CFA, is a seasoned finance professional with extensive experience in commercial lending and credit risk management. Currently serving as Vice President of Commercial Lending at Columbia Bank New Jersey since November 2019, John has previously held significant roles such as First Vice President at Atlantic Stewardship Bank and Vice President at Provident Bank New York. John's breadth of expertise encompasses relationship management, loan underwriting, and portfolio management, further complemented by prior experience in evaluating credit risk for major global vendors at CIT Group Inc. and managing credit teams at Citibank and IBM Credit LLC. John holds an MBA in Finance from DePaul Driehaus College of Business and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Prairie View A&M University.