Jeff Friesen is the Southwest Region president for Enterprise Bank & Trust. In this expanded role, Friesen is responsible for Arizona; Albuquerque, N.M.; and Enterprise’s growing presence in Las Vegas. He is responsible for overseeing current clients’ business and personal banking needs and generating new commercial loan relationships. Friesen is also responsible for commercial and industrial and commercial real estate lending, as well as overseeing tax credit financing in the region, which includes new markets tax credits, low-income housing tax credits, opportunity zones and historical tax credits.
He was formerly president of the Arizona market for Enterprise. Friesen has been with Enterprise for 10 years and has more than 25 years of commercial lending experience. He currently serves as a board member for Child Crisis Arizona and as the organization’s chairman of the Finance and Internal Affairs Committee. Friesen also volunteers on the Credit Committee for CDC Small Business Finance.
Enterprise is a growing financial services partner focused on guiding people to a lifetime of financial success. Our activities fall into three main categories, all related to growth. We empower privately held businesses to succeed, help families to secure their financial futures, and invest to advance the quality of life for the communities we serve.
Enterprise is built on trusted, personal relationships and offers a range of business and personal banking services, wealth management services and a variety of specialized banking services. Our specialized expertise spans a variety of niche areas that other banks don’t have, including aircraft financing, sponsor finance, tax credit services, life insurance premium finance, professional practice finance and property management, among others. Our SBA Lending division is the No. 9 most active SBA 7(a) lender in the nation.
We are committed to supporting communities we serve in our current markets of St. Louis, Kansas City, Phoenix, Las Vegas, New Mexico and Southern California by investing in regional economic development initiatives and by continuing to offer educational opportunities such as Enterprise University, our highly acclaimed business education program available to anyone at no cost. Since its inception, Enterprise University has helped more than 30,000 professionals improve their business and leadership skills. Enterprise University offers new course lineups every spring and fall and also offers on-demand courses. Learn more at enterprisebank.com/eu. Member FDIC.
Banker of Excellence: Jeff Friesen
Position: President, Southwest Region
Company Name: Enterprise Bank & Trust
Main Local Office Address: 3900 E. Camelback Rd., Phoenix, AZ 85018
Phone: (602) 824-5744
Website: www.enterprisebank.com
Number of Offices in Metro Phoenix: 2
Year Established Locally: 2009
Headquartered: Clayton, MO
No. of Years with Firm: 10
Industry Expertise: C&I and CRE Lending; Tax Credit Finance, including New Market Tax Credits, Opportunity Zones, Historical Tax Credit
