Michael Brown

Mike Brown is a Managing Director and Head of Commercial & Industrial Loan Syndications for First National Bank, a $44 billion bank based in Pittsburgh, PA. Mike manages a group that originates and structures senior credit facilities predominantly for middle market clients across all debt ratings, along with collaborating on syndication strategies and engaging with participant lenders across club-type and broadly syndicated transactions.

Prior to joining First National Bank, Mike spent 11 years as a Managing Director in Capital Markets at Huntington National Bank, a group that he co-founded in 2011 where he provided structuring and distribution support to corporate bankers throughout the regional footprint and specialty lending groups. Mike has also held the role of VP of Finance and Chief Financial Officer for Horsburgh & Scott, an industrial manufacturing business headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio where he had oversight for the finance, HR and IT functions of the private-equity owned portfolio company. Mike started his banking career as a Senior Associate in the Loan Syndications group at National City Bank after spending 5 years in the audit and transaction services practices for PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Mike earned an M.B.A. from The Ohio State University and a B.S. degree in Accounting from Miami University. He is a Certified Public Accountant and Series 63 and 79 licensed