Filene Executive Hofheimer Announces Departure

George Hofheimer, EVP, chief research, development officer for Filene Research Institute, announced he is leaving the organization on Dec. 1.

Hofheimer has been with Filene, headquartered in Madison, Wis., for 15 years and according to the announcement on Filene’s website Wednesday, he “has decided to leave Filene to explore a new direction in his life.”

The statement, written by Filene President/CEO Mark Meyer, said, “George has been instrumental in reimagining our organization as we have developed and delivered on our mission to create cutting-edge research, real-world innovation and powerful connections to help credit unions think forward and change lives. He now wants to reimagine his own life as he seeks contentment and balance.”

Hofheimer has been a frequent editorial contributor for the CU Times print edition over the past several years. He has also been a featured speaker and presenter at numerous credit union industry events such as CUNA’s Governmental Affairs Conference and several international credit union events hosted by WOCCU and others.

Meyer’s statement continued, “Filene owes George a tremendous debt for all he has done to help us grow into the innovative organization we are today. He has been there since the beginning of the new era of Filene 15 years ago and has been there as my trusted partner in our evolution.”

According to the statement, Hofheimer’s replacement has not been named and Filene will spend the next few months working on a transition plan.