Michael Busch

Michael Busch
Name
Michael Busch
Affiliation
Burling Bank, Chicago, Ill.
Title
President and CEO

Michael Busch is the president and CEO of Chicago-based Burling Bank and Burling Ventures, wholly-owned subsidiaries of Burling Bancorp, Inc. Busch has more than 25 years of banking experience focused in the areas of regulatory compliance, risk management, operations, marketing, client service and business development.  As president of Burling Bank, he is responsible for managing relationships with governmental agencies, business partners, civic organizations and financial technology vendors.  Previously, he was an independent commodity futures trader and member of the Chicago Board of Trade. He also served as assistant White House press secretary to President George H.W. Bush.  He received his Master of Business Administration from the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business and a Bachelor of Science from Pepperdine University, Malibu, Calif.  He currently serves on the boards of the Chicago Botanic Garden, the George & Barbara Bush Foundation Advisory Council, Pepperdine University’s Seaver Business Partners, the State Banking Board of Illinois and the Conference of State Bank Supervisors’ Bankers Advisory Board.