Mike Schenk has 40 years of experience in the financial services industry. In 1992 he joined the largest and most influential national trade association advocating for America’s credit unions. There are 4,889 credit unions nationwide, with a total of more than 135 million memberships and over $2 trillion in assets.

Mike serves as chief economist for America’s Credit Unions. He conducts economic research and supports the organization’s public relations and advocacy efforts. His analyses regularly appear in trade publications, and he also is a frequent contributor to the financial media.

Schenk serves on the board of the Filene Research Institute, an independent, non-profit consumer and cooperative finance think tank.

Mike also serves on the board of Summit Credit Union in Madison, Wisconsin – a $6.2 billion financial cooperative with over 240,000 members.  In his nearly 20 years on the Summit board, Mike has served as Board Chair and has Chaired the credit union’s Asset-Liability Management and Risk Management/Internal Audit Committees.