Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer at LoanNEX
Eloise Schmitz is an accomplished senior executive with experience in finance, strategy, and corporate finance. Eloise has over 23 years of experie nce in corporate finance including 11 years in corporate banking and 12 years with Charter Communications (a Fortune 500 company and the 4th largest broadband provider in the US) where she served as SVP of Finance and Strategy and CFO. Prior to Charter, Eloise had a successful banking career in corporate and commercial banking with Mercantile Bank in Saint Louis (now US Bank) and First Union National Bank in Charlotte (now Wells Fargo). During her banking career, she worked on creating asset backed securities for large ticket medical equipment and computer leases similar to the Mortgage Backed Security financing vehicles.
During her tenure with Charter, Eloise provided leadership in all areas of finance and accounting including balance sheet management, portfolio and asset management, the development of financial and business strategy, and risk management. While at Charter, the company grew its customer base 7 fold, primarily through acquisitions. Under her leadership, Charter raised over $75 billion in funding successfully accessing various capital markets funding sources. Eloise is a proven leader with strong relationships with public and private investors, analysts, agencies and Wall Street firms.
Eloise holds a Bachelor of Science in Management with a major in Finance from Tulane University. She currently sits on the Advisory Board of Enterprise Bank and Trust of Creve Coeur, MO and is the Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees of Villa Duchesne Oak Hill School, in St Louis, MO. Previously, Eloise was on the Advisory Boards of (i) Palace Capital Management, LLC, an investment management firm focused exclusively on alternative investments for accredited investors; and (ii) the H. Sophie Newcomb College Institute which supports academic and leadership programming for undergraduate women at Tulane University. Read More
