Brian Hennessey

Brian Hennessey serves Meriwest Credit Union as their Chief Financial Officer. In this position he manages the Finance, Accounting, and IT functions. Mr. Hennessey has over 30 years of experience in financial management. He joined Meriwest after spending more than three years as the Chief Financial Officer of People’s Credit Union in Rhode Island.

After graduating from the University of Bridgeport and progressing to Price Waterhouse, Mr. Hennessey became a Certified Public Accountant. Mr. Hennessey later became the youngest Vice President at Gateway Financial Corporation. He has also worked with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation as well as community banks and health systems in Connecticut and Rhode Island where he lived for many years.

Mr. Hennessey has been closely involved with his community in the past. He was heavily involved with the Newtown Forest Association, the oldest land trust in Connecticut. He enjoys the outdoors and is an avid runner and bicyclist. He has competed in several New York and Boston Marathons and currently trains as a triathlete.