Kirk Phillips is President and CEO of Wintrust Commercial Finance. His 30-year career includes positions at ITT Commercial Finance, Transamerica Equipment Financial Services and AIG Commercial Asset Finance. He has held roles in credit underwriting, direct sales and executive management.

Kirk has been a speaker and moderator at ELFA, Marine Money International, Marine Money Offshore and Workboat conferences due to his expertise in maritime and offshore finance. He has been Chairman of the Financial Institutions BSCS and has served on the ELFA’s Membership Committee, Advocacy Committee and Academic Outreach committees. He has been a Guest Lecturer at, and sits on the Executive Advisory Board of, the Nelson Rusche College of Business at Stephen F. Austin State University and has been a strategic advisor to HEROMakers, a nonprofit providing support for orphans located in Latin America. He holds a BBA and MBA in Finance from SFA.