Lawrence Buettner

About Lawrence Buettner

Currently, A SCORE Mentor. Providing volunteer business mentoring to small businesses through SCORE, the nation\'s largest network of volunteer, expert business mentors. Retired Board member and active volunteer in Habitat for Humanity of Northern Fox Valley’s mission to provide affordable housing to deserving families. Co-chaired efforts to assess, reimagine and reenergize the Affiliate\'s organizational effectiveness. Seeking new board positions within organizations with similar community impact missions. Prior board member of Lumity, created to expedite access to technologies available in corporations to nonprofits. Thirty+ years of executive positions within financial services organizations as P/L owner, CIO and marketing roles. Extensive background leading large scale organization and product formation, start-up, and transformation efforts gained through my corporate experience in financial services and technology positions. Willing to consider selective consulting assignments. Recipient of Computerworld/Smithsonian Award for innovation in technology, Computerworld Premier 100 CIO of the Year honoree, Info Week 500 award for technology leadership, and Info World 100 award for new product innovation. Expert witness on payments before the U.S. Congress House Ways and Means Committee. Member of the Federal Reserve Bank’s faster payments task force. Chairman of the industry trade group, Business Payments Directory Association, prior to acquisition by NACHA.

Experience

1. Score Mentor

   SCORE Mentors

   Mar 2022 — Present · Chicago, IL, US

   Providing volunteer business mentoring to small businesses through SCORE, the nation\'s largest network of volunteer, expert business mentors.

Education

• St. John's University

  Bachelor of Arts - BA

• Saint John's University - Peter J. Tobin College of Business

  Master of Business Administration - MBA