James Schenck

President and CEO, PenFed Credit Union

James Schenck is president and CEO ofPenFed Credit Unionand CEO of thePenFed Foundation. Since becoming CEO in April of 2014, Schenck has led PenFed’s asset growth from $18 billion to $24 billion, grown annual net income from $116 million to $179 million and increased membership from 1.3 million to 1.7 million. In a nationwide vote conducted byCredit Unionmagazine in 2017, Schenck was elected the National Credit Union "Hero of the Year." A former Army Black Hawk helicopter pilot, he graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.