Ken Schaafsma

Ken is Chief Risk Officer at Alliant, leading the credit risk, operational risk, compliance, and business controls teams. In this role, Ken ensures focus and visibility for enterprise risk management and maintains relationships with Alliant’s regulators.

Before joining Alliant in 2017, Ken spent 18 years at the Northern Trust Company in a variety of operational and risk management roles. Prior to that, he managed a number of retail branches at St. Paul Federal Bank. Ken has a bachelor’s degree from Calvin University and is pursuing an MBA from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.