Chris Newton

Chris Newton currently serves as the Executive Vice President of Market Development at Chicago Deferred Exchange Company (CDEC), a Wintrust Company, where responsibilities include integrating CDEC into Wintrust's banking platform and leveraging resources for market growth. With a robust career spanning over two decades, Chris has held notable positions at organizations such as Victory Park Capital Advisors as an Advisory Board Member, Wintrust Commercial Bank as Executive Vice President, and Wintrust Financial Corporation as Managing Director. Chris’s background in middle-market commercial banking includes senior roles at Park National Bank, JPMorgan Chase, and American National Bank & Trust Company of Chicago. Academic credentials include an MBA in Finance, Accounting, and Strategy from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a BA in Economics from Washington University in St. Louis.