First Business Bank is pleased to welcome Doug Heding, CPWA, as President of its Private Wealth team across its offices in Madison, Appleton, Brookfield, and Kansas City.

“Doug's leadership experience and collaborative approach make him an ideal fit to lead our experienced Private Wealth team," said Jim Hartlieb, President & CEO of First Business Bank. "He has a proven track record of building strong teams and putting clients and people first. His ability to connect different areas of financial services will strengthen how we serve business leaders and executives across our markets."

Doug Heding serves as President of First Business Bank’s Private Wealth team, where he leads a multidisciplinary group of advisors delivering comprehensive wealth management solutions to business owners, executives, and multigenerational families. Under his leadership, the team provides integrated financial planning, investment management, trust and estate administration, private banking, and wealth transfer strategies designed to preserve and grow complex wealth across generations.

With more than 20 years of experience in private banking and wealth management, Doug brings a distinctive perspective shaped by leadership roles spanning private wealth and commercial banking. Leveraging that experience, he is known for developing strategic, adaptable solutions that evolve alongside clients’ financial lives and long-term objectives.

Doug earned his MBA from Marquette University and holds a bachelor’s degree in Finance from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, and holds the Certified Private Wealth Advisor (CPWA®) designation. Prior to his career in banking and wealth management, he was a six-year veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard, serving during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Doug remains deeply committed to community leadership, having served on several boards focusing on supporting veterans, small business owners, and the arts.

First Business Bank’s Private Wealth team helps business leaders, investors, and families protect the legacy of their hard-earned wealth. Over the past two decades, the team has expanded to include highly trained, experienced professionals holding designations such as Attorney (JD), Certified Financial Planner (CFP®), Certified Investment Management Analyst (CIMA®), Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA®), Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), Certified Private Wealth Advisor (CPWA®), and Master of Business Administration (MBA).

About First Business Bank
First Business Bank® specializes in Business Banking, including Commercial Banking and Specialty Finance, Private Wealth, and Bank Consulting services, and through its refined focus delivers unmatched expertise, accessibility, and responsiveness. Specialty Finance solutions are delivered through First Business Bank’s wholly owned subsidiary First Business Specialty Finance, LLC®. First Business Bank is a wholly owned subsidiary of First Business Financial Services, Inc®. (Nasdaq: FBIZ). For additional information, visit firstbusiness.bank. Member FDIC