Andrew Downin was named managing director of research at the Filene Research Institute, the Madison, Wis.-based organization said Tuesday.
He succeeded Ben Rogers who left Filene in September after he accepted a position at Qualtrics, a research software firm in Provo, Utah.
Downin joined Filene in 2013 as director of innovation, where he led the i3 program and helped establish Filene's incubators, including the Financial Empowerment Incubator, where solutions designed to make financial services available to all people are tested for impact and scalability.
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"Andrew was instrumental in securing grant funding and furthering our work to better serve underbanked consumers," George Hofheimer, Filene's chief of research, said. "His analytical mind and inquisitive nature paired with his deep knowledge of credit unions will help ensure we continue to produce research that helps us all think about the future in compelling and creative ways."
Prior to joining Filene, Downin led product development at the $12.4 billion SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union in Santa Ana, Calif. He holds nearly 20 years of executive marketing, product development and finance experience at several credit unions throughout Southern California.
"During my years working for credit unions I would anxiously await the latest Filene research, digging into it as soon as the reports were published," Downin said. "Now I'm thrilled to lead Filene's research initiatives, helping credit unions connect our insights with their business challenges in compelling new ways that go beyond the white paper."
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