Mark Huffstetler

Mark Huffstetler is Chief Credit Officer of Truist Financial Corporation, where he leads the company's enterprise Credit Risk Program. He oversees independent credit risk identification, underwriting oversight, portfolio monitoring, and governance across Consumer and Wholesale Credit, Asset Resolution, and the Allowance for Credit Losses. He provides strategic leadership in executive-level credit and risk governance, helping ensure alignment with Truist's risk appetite, business strategy, and regulatory expectations. He is also a member of Truist’s Executive Management Committee.

Previously, Mark served as Executive Credit Risk Officer for Truist's Wholesale Credit portfolio, leading the strategic alignment of credit risk management across Corporate & Investment Banking, Commercial Banking, Commercial Real Estate, and Wealth. He oversaw portfolio performance relative to risk appetite, credit risk commitments, and the consistent application of underwriting standards and credit policy, including Capital Markets activities.

Before joining Credit Risk leadership, Mark was Head of Capital Markets Origination for Truist Securities, where he led capital-raising and advisory activities across Equity Capital Markets, Syndicated and Leveraged Finance, Investment Grade Debt Capital Markets, Public Finance, Capital Structure Advisory, and financial risk management solutions.

Mark began his career at Bank of America in syndicated finance, originating leveraged and non-leveraged transactions for corporate, middle market, and project finance clients.

He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Texas at Austin and serves on the Advisory Council for the Master of Science in Finance program at the Texas McCombs School of Business.