Chris McLaughlin

Chris McLaughlin serves as the EVP & Chief Underwriting Officer at First Citizens Bank, overseeing Underwriting, Portfolio Management, and the Lending Middle Office for the Commercial Finance, Real Estate Finance, and Middle Market Banking divisions. Prior roles include Managing Director & Chief Underwriting Officer at CIT Bank, where responsibilities encompassed execution functions, and significant leadership positions at Capital One, including SVP roles in Middle Market Banking and Corporate Banking Underwriting. McLaughlin has also held director-level positions at Merrill Lynch and First Union National Bank, specializing in commercial credit underwriting. Educational credentials include an MBA in Accounting from Fordham Gabelli School of Business and a BS in Finance & Economics from Fordham University. Additionally, McLaughlin has participated in executive education coursework at Columbia Business School.