Biography: Bill Swiontek is currently Senior Vice President & Commercial
Banking Manager for Bank of Hope's Middle Market Commercial Lending Practice. He is responsible for the Bank's new officer credit training program.

Additional significant professional experience includes Team Leader for the workout group of a regional specialty lender, Senior Underwriter for the Leveraged Lending/Equity Sponsor Group of a money center bank and a tour as a high-yield bond analyst.

A native of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Bill graduated magna cum laude from Whitworth University, earned his MBA in finance from the Charles H. Lundquist Graduate School of Management at the University of Oregon, is a graduate of the Union Bank credit training program and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst credential. He is also a member of the CFA Institute.