Name: Kenneth Burnett
Title: Senior Vice President, Commercial Lending
Company: BankNewport
Location: Newport, RI
Place of birth and year: Rhode Island, 1968
Family: Wife - Katrina, Daughter - Katarina
College: Bryant University, BA in Accounting
First job outside of real estate: Asset Based Field Auditor
First job in real estate or allied field: Commercial Real Estate Analysis
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future: Currently, I manage the commercial lending group (total of 10 staff members), a $300 million portfolio and am the highest producer at BankNewport. I hope to aspire to chief lending officer (CLO) and maybe even a bank president.
Hobbies: Golf, running, landscaping
Favorite book: "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
Favorite movie: "The Bridge on the River Kwai"
Person you most emulate (outside of family): Lawrence Kudlow (MSNBC)
Key to success (one idea): Extremely high personal expectations supported by continued effort
If you were forced to choose another vocation, what would it be? Economist