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Des Plaines, IL 60016
Des Plaines, IL 60016

Russ Larsen

CEO
Wintrust Commercial Banking

Russ Larsen is responsible for managing Wintrust’s middle market banking efforts in the northwest suburbs, and he also serves as the CEO of Village Bank & Trust. Russ has spent the last 30 years working with middle market companies in the greater Chicagoland area. He is passionate about establishing highly personalized relationships with an emphasis on strategic discussions about growth and succession planning. 

Russ has a bachelor’s degree in finance with an emphasis in accounting from Northern Illinois University and an MBA in marketing with an emphasis in finance from DePaul University. He serves on the Board of Executive Advisors of the Northern Illinois University College of Business and as a board member for the American Cancer Society.