Kathleen M. Boege -- Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary of Wintrust Financial Corporation. Kate manages all legal affairs of the Wintrust enterprise. Kate also serves on management committees including Wintrust’s Executive Committee, Management Committee, Operating Committee, and Enterprise Risk Management Committee.

For over 25 years, Kate has served as in-house counsel and executive liaison to the board of directors of several corporations, spanning several highly-regulated industries. Prior to joining Wintrust, Kate served as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of FreightCar America, Inc.; Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel and Secretary of Bally Total Fitness Corporation; and Vice President and Associate General Counsel of the Chicago Stock Exchange. Earlier in her career, Kate worked in private practice at two Chicago law firms.

Kate holds a B.A. cum laude in English from Northwestern University and a J.D. with honors from University of Minnesota School of Law, where she was a member of the Minnesota Law Review.

Kate is a member of the Economic Club of Chicago and the Chicago Finance Exchange. She serves as a Trustee of The Field Museum and as a member of the Board of Directors of the Chicago Public Library Foundation and Women’s Educational Aid Association, the Keystone Board of the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, and the Costume Council of the Chicago History Museum. Kate has been recognized as a 2018 Woman of Achievement by the Anti-Defamation League, as one of Crain’s Chicago Notable General Counsels, and as a Corporate Counsel 2020 Woman of Influence and Power in the Law.