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Brian Hagen

Senior Vice President - Director of Commercial Real Estate Banking

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Brian Hagen

About Brian

Brian Hagen has over 25 years of banking experience in the Madison area, primarily focused on commercial real estate lending. His main responsibility is managing the bank's commercial real estate loan portfolio and new business development.

Brian earned his bachelor's degree in finance from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and later earned an MBA from Edgewood College. He is active in the community, volunteering with Habitat for Humanity and the United Way, serving on the board of Second Harvest Foodbank and its finance committee, and supporting First Tee of South Central Wisconsin.

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