Associated Bank Hires Andy Miner as Senior director, AI for Corporate & Commercial Banking

Associated Banc-Corp announced on June 30, 2026 that Andy Miner has joined the bank as Senior Director, AI for Corporate and Commercial Banking, a newly created role that makes him the single accountable executive for AI within the Commercial Banking line of business, reporting directly to Phillip Trier, EVP and Head of Corporate and Commercial Banking.

Miner is responsible for AI strategy, use cases, delivery, adoption, and risk and data stewardship within Commercial, covering the full lifecycle from identifying where AI applies to ensuring it is deployed responsibly and measured against business outcomes. 

The first applications will be internal rather than customer-facing: portfolio management, treasury, and payments workflows, where automation of routine data work is expected to free bankers to spend more time on client relationships and commercial solutions, according to the press release.

"Banking is ultimately about understanding our clients' businesses, goals and decision-making processes," said Trier. "Andy's background in psychology and banking, combined with deep expertise in analytics and AI, will help us turn data into meaningful insights that strengthen client relationships and drive growth."

Miner's academic profile sets him apart from most banking technology appointments. He holds a bachelor's degree in psychology from Cornell University and a master's and PhD in organizational psychology from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. 

That profile maps directly onto what Associated's commercial AI mandate requires. The harder problem in Commercial Banking AI is not building the models, it is getting experienced bankers to trust them, change their workflows, and use AI outputs to deepen rather than replace client relationships. 

At U.S Bank, he launched and scaled the bank's enterprise analytics function, overseeing more than 60 team members and building capabilities that drove customer growth and improved banker effectiveness. 

Before that, he led a 100+ person global analytics team at Target, supporting business intelligence across multiple departments in one of the largest retail data organizations in the US.

"I'm excited to join an organization that sees AI as a strategic capability that can help deepen relationships, improve decision-making and drive growth," Miner said.