At Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union, Brian Volkmann leads the three-year strategic planning process and creation of the organization’s yearly business strategy. Since taking over finance for the St. Paul-based credit union in 2013, he’s guided the organization past $2 billion and now to $4.2 billion in assets, culminating in record net income for the past two years. This growth is thanks to new members and increased member engagement on highly competitive products. Volkmann has also helped modernize Affinity’s digital experience for customers, implementing a highly rated mobile app, a digital banking platform, and even video banking. His drive to revolutionize the credit union’s strategic planning function has brought renewed energy and focus for the Affinity team to continually innovate and show leadership in the industry and local community.