About
Nicholas Pohl is a commercial banking executive with over 16 years of experience in lending platform development and credit leadership across regulated banks and mission-driven financial institutions. His background includes middle-market origination, multi-state business development, and enterprise credit governance, with particular expertise in building scalable commercial platforms and managing organizational transitions toward disciplined operations. He currently serves as Chief Credit Officer at Invest Detroit.
Experience
- Invest DetroitChief Credit Officercurrent2022 — presentDetroit, Michigan, United States
- Capital Impact PartnersBusiness Development Officer, Midwest2016 — 2022Michigan and Northern Ohio
- Huntington National BankLoan Officer - Commercial Finance, Commercial Real Estate, Commercial & Industrial2010 — 2016Troy, Michigan
Education
- University of Michigan-FlintBachelor of Business Administration - BBA, Honors; Major - Finance
Skills & more
Cultural CompetencyGeneral ManagementStrategic PlanningInterpersonal SkillsCritical ThinkingCommunicationNegotiationTeamwork3Leadership29Management18Analysis9Interpersonal Communication
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Problem SolvingExecutive TeamEnterprise Risk ManagementExecutive LeadershipCredit Risk ManagementForeign LanguagesPolicies & ProceduresRisk AssessmentLoan StructuringLoan ClosingDue DiligenceClosing (Real Estate)Languages French · German · Spanish
- Duolingo
- Climate Lender Training Program — Opportunity Finance Network
- 5 Cs of Credit — Corporate Finance Institute® (CFI)
- Strategic Change Management — Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
- Fundamentals of Bitcoin and Crypto — Crypto Academy
From Nicholas's professional profile.
Colleagues at Invest Detroit
Amber Gladney
Senior Vice President, Administration & Operations at Invest Detroit
Ashlee Cunningham
Program Director, Motor City Contractor Fund at Invest Detroit
Belvin Liles
Venture Innovation Associate at ID Ventures
Briana M. Taylor
Associate Lender, Lending at Invest Detroit
Brittany Fritsch
Vice President, Finance & Accounting at Invest Detroit
Brittany T. Johnson
Executive Assistant, Venture at Invest Detroit
Carrie Lewand-Monroe
Chief Operating Officer at Invest Detroit
Christine Ambory
Associate Vice President, Portfolio Management at Invest Detroit
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Nicholas Pohl work?
- Nicholas Pohl is Chief Credit Officer at Invest Detroit.
Same school
Also attended University of Michigan-Flint1
Shared employers
Also worked at Capital Impact Partners2
Also worked at Huntington National Bank13
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