Katie A. O’Neill Lorenson
Katie Lorenson serves as president and chief executive officer of Alerus after being named to those positions in 2021. Ms. Lorenson joined Alerus as executive vice president and chief financial officer in 2017 and assumed leadership over the Company's retirement, wealth management, mortgage, and banking product areas in 2020.
Ms. Lorenson is a seasoned executive with extensive experience overseeing financial service organizations and product and services management, previously serving as chief financial officer at MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc.
Ms. Lorenson formerly served as chief financial officer for Central Bancshares, Inc. which was acquired by MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc. in 2015. Prior to these roles, Ms. Lorenson served as manager on the financial institutions team for RSM (formerly, McGladrey & Pullen).