PenFed Credit Union’s commitment to supporting the financial lives of servicemembers and veterans runs deep. One way the $32.7 billion, McLean, Va.-based credit union is living up to this commitment is through the PenFed Foundation Veteran Entrepreneur Program, which is appropriately run by a PenFed executive who is a veteran and an entrepreneur himself.
In this episode of "Shared Accounts With CU Times," you’ll meet Terry Williams, SVP, Global Fixed Assets & Corporate Security for PenFed and Director of the PenFed Foundation Veteran Entrepreneur Program. Before joining the nation’s third-largest credit union in 2019, Williams served in the U.S. Marine Corps for 32 years, attaining the rank of Brigadier General, plus founded a consulting firm specializing in facilities management, logistics innovation and executive coaching. In our interview, he discusses the unique challenges veterans face and how the PenFed Foundation’s program is helping them gain access to capital, mentorship and educational opportunities. He also shares the results of a recent study conducted by the program on the best U.S. cities for veteran entrepreneurs to live.
While organization and discipline play a huge role in Williams’ day-to-day life, we also get a peek at his creative side - outside of his work with PenFed, he uses AI to write thriller novels, compose Christian music and develop code. What?! To learn about this fascinating endeavor and much more, give this episode a listen.
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Michael Ogden
Editor-in-Chief at CU Times. To connect, email at [email protected]. As Editor-in-Chief of CU Times since 2016, Michael Ogden has led the editorial team in all aspects of content strategy and execution, including the creation of the publication’s exclusive and proprietary research database of the credit union industry’s economic landscape. Under Michael’s leadership, CU Times has successfully shifted to an all-digital editorial product with new focuses on the payments, fraud, lending and regulatory beats. Most recently, he introduced a data-focused editorial product for subscribers that breaks down credit union issues into hard data, allowing for a deeper and more factual narrative for readers. In 2024, he launched the "Shared Accounts With CU Times" podcast, which offers a fresh, inside-the-newsroom perspective through interviews with leaders from the credit union industry and the regulatory world. He dives into pressing credit union issues, while revealing the personalities working behind-the-scenes to push the credit union world forward. His background includes years as a radio and TV anchor/reporter and a public relations and digital/social media manager, where he covered the food and music industries, as well as cooperatives and credit unions. Over the years, he has launched numerous exclusive video and podcast series, including a successful series of interactive backstage interviews with musicians at music festivals, showcasing his social media and live streaming production skills.
