Jeff Hahnfeld joined Wintrust in 2004 and serves as Executive Vice President, Controller, and Chief Accounting Officer, overseeing all accounting operations at Wintrust. Prior to his current role, he served many ascending roles at Wintrust: as Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller from 2013 to 2023, as Senior Vice President of Finance from 2009 to 2013, as Vice President of Finance from 2005 to 2009, and as Controller of Crystal Lake Bank & Trust from 2004 to 2005.  

Prior to joining Wintrust, Jeff worked at Washington Mutual, Inc. and Bank One Corporation in accounting policy, commercial, and consumer bank accounting roles. He held roles at IMC Global, Inc. as a senior financial analyst, and at The Interlake Corporation as a senior internal auditor.  He began his career in 1993 with Price Waterhouse in their Chicago audit practice. Jeff is a Certified Public Accountant. He earned his accounting degree from North Central College and his MBA from DePaul University. Additionally, he has completed executive leadership programs at Stanford University Graduate School of Business and The University of Chicago Booth School of Business.