About Brendon Falconer
About Brendon Falconer
Senior Financial Executive
Senior Financial Executive
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Brendon Falconer is a senior financial executive with more than twenty years of experience in banking, analytics, treasury, and corporate finance. His career reflects a steady commitment to disciplined financial management and thoughtful decision-making. Known for a data-driven approach and a collaborative executive style, he works to convert detailed financial information into actions that support institutional stability and long-term growth.
His professional scope includes financial reporting, asset and liability management, analytics, mergers and acquisitions, and enterprise-level performance strategy. Across these areas, he has maintained a consistent focus on accountability, transparency, and measurable outcomes. He believes that strong financial leadership requires both technical skill and the ability to align teams around shared goals.
Academic Preparation and Early Drive
Academic Preparation and Early Drive
Growing up in York, Pennsylvania, he developed an early interest in both athletics and academics. As a dedicated track and field athlete, he gained experience in goal setting and disciplined preparation. These lessons carried forward into his educational and professional pursuits.
He earned an accounting degree from Kent State University, building a strong technical foundation in financial principles and reporting. He later completed an MBA at Indiana State University, where he expanded his understanding of management, strategy, and organizational leadership. This academic preparation equipped him to take on complex responsibilities in the banking sector and to approach financial leadership with structure and clarity.
Depth in Financial and Risk Management
Depth in Financial and Risk Management
Brendon Falconer has built deep expertise in advanced financial and risk disciplines. His core strengths include financial accounting, asset and liability management, management reporting, and data analytics. He has specialized in econometric modeling, ACL development, and stress testing frameworks, supporting both regulatory compliance and internal performance measurement.
His experience also extends to credit analysis, financial modeling, mergers and acquisitions, and investment portfolio oversight. He has contributed to the design and execution of hedging and derivatives strategies, helping institutions manage interest rate and market risk exposure. In addition, he has overseen investor relations and performance measurement, ensuring that communication with stakeholders remains accurate and consistent.
Progression at Old National Bank
Progression at Old National Bank
In February 2014, Brendon became senior vice president at Old National Bank, serving as director of management reporting and data analytics. In this role, he led enterprise financial, operational, and credit reporting functions. He was also responsible for developing and maintaining ACL and stress-testing models. During this period, he established the bank’s first formal data science role, expanding analytical capabilities across lending, pricing, marketing performance, staffing analysis, and capital deployment. He also helped guide the development of a business intelligence platform that introduced a comprehensive customer-view reporting environment.
In September 2016, he was appointed treasurer at Old National Bank. His responsibilities expanded to include oversight of liquidity, capital planning, market risk sensitivity, the bank’s investment portfolio, and treasury operations. He centralized consumer loan and deposit pricing, along with analytics and management reporting processes. Among his notable achievements was leading the rollout of a revised deposit pricing framework and centralized process, which resulted in an 18% percent deposit beta while preserving deposit strength. He also broadened market risk analysis to evaluate multiple rate path scenarios and implemented hedging strategies that protected interest income from 2019 to 2020.
Since May 2019, he has served as senior executive vice president and chief financial officer of Old National Bank. His leadership responsibilities now include financial accounting, reporting, tax, treasury, data analytics, management reporting, facilities, procurement, and oversight of finance teams. During his tenure, the bank expanded to more than $46 billion in combined assets. He also played a central role in negotiating the acquisition of a $20 billion Chicago bank, supporting integration planning and long-term value creation.
Industry Engagement and Personal Commitment
Industry Engagement and Personal Commitment
Brendon has contributed to broader industry dialogue through speaking engagements at conferences. He participated in the “Acquired or Be Acquired” banking conference in 2022, discussing core banking system selection following mergers, with a focus on integration risk and scalability. In 2023, he addressed enhanced credit analytics and the growing importance of data-driven credit evaluation in bank performance and risk management.
Athletics remains an important part of his life. Brendon Falconer placed third in the decathlon at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships and competed in the 2000 Olympic Trials. In addition, he supports local nonprofit and educational organizations and has served on community boards in financial advisory roles. Through executive leadership and community involvement, he continues to emphasize responsibility, steady performance, and measurable impact.
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