President Kevin C. Eichner

President, Ottawa University
Professor of Business Administration and Organizational Development

Education
LLD - Ottawa University
MBA - Harvard Business School
BA - Ottawa University

Prior to his 2008 appointment to lead Ottawa University, Kevin C. Eichner served as president, CEO and vice chairman of Enterprise Financial Services Corporation, the parent company of Enterprise Bank & Trust, a $3.7 billion banking wealth management company headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. A co-founder of Enterprise, Eichner served as its CEO for six years and oversaw its emergence as a NASDAQ-traded company recognized for its high growth and performance in the financial services industry. Previously, Eichner served as executive vice president and then CEO of General American/MetLife. In 1983, he founded a successful consulting company, Collaborative Strategies, Inc., which provided consultation to a large number of management and strategic for-profit and not-for-profit organizations during his 14-year tenure prior to the company’s acquisition by General American in 1997. Eichner is a 1973 graduate of Ottawa University and 1977 graduate of the Harvard Business School.