Brandon Rolek Senior Managing Director
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Economics - DePauw University.
Expertise
As a Senior Managing Director, Brandon leads a team of experienced portfolio managers, trust advisors and bankers who serve the complex needs of financially successful families and individuals. He is accountable for the delivery of exceptional advice and service to our clients.
Experience
Brandon has over 25 years of experience in the financial services industry. He joined Northern Trust in 1997 and during his tenure has held various leadership and individual contributor positions in Wealth Management, Trust & Custody, Commercial Banking, Relationship Management, and Credit Risk Management.
Prior to serving as a Senior Managing Director, Brandon was a Division Manager in the Large Corporate segment within Northern Trust's Asset Servicing business. In this capacity, he managed a team of trust professionals and corporate bankers who had responsibility for relationship management and business development across a wide array of corporate clients in the Midwest and Western United States.
Other leadership roles include Division Manager in the Corporate Banking Group. In this role he managed a team of bankers and credit portfolio managers who had business development and client management responsibilities in California, Oregon, Washington, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Oklahoma, Colorado, Minnesota and Illinois.
Community Involvement
Brandon is a Certified Private Wealth Advisor® having completed coursework at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. He is also an active member of the Investment & Wealth Institute.
Outside of work, Brandon serves on the board of Kohl Children's Museum, where he is a member of the long range planning and education committees.
Brandon and his wife Brooke have two children and reside in Lake Forest, IL.