A veteran of the asset-based lending industry, Andrea Petro established the Lender Finance division in 2000 with the mission of supporting the capital needs of specialty finance companies. Her success with Lender Finance led to the expansion of her role and the formation of the Resort Finance and Channel Finance units. Prior to joining Wells Fargo, Petro was senior vice president and national marketing manager for the Financial Services Funding division of Transamerica Business Credit. She is a member of the board of directors of the Commercial Finance Association. Petro holds a bachelor’s degree from Kent State University and an M.B.A. from the University of Texas at Austin.