John Wilkening

John Wilkening currently serves as the Executive Vice President and Chief Banking Officer at Tech Credit Union, where responsibilities include overseeing daily operations and managing a team of 5 Vice Presidents and 165 employees. Previous roles include Chief Retail Officer and Northwest Indiana Market President at Notre Dame Federal Credit Union, where John led operations across 7 areas of the retail network, and Senior Vice President of Business Development at Wintrust Financial Corporation, focusing on business development for a large community bank. Early in the career, John held several leadership positions including Senior Vice President and Director of Retail Banking at First National Bank of Illinois during the Great Recession, and Vice President roles at American Trust and Savings Bank and BMO Harris Bank. Educational background includes a Bachelor of Science in Communications from Indiana State University and an Executive Program in Banking from the University of Notre Dame.