Kerri Brouilette serves as Chief Credit Officer at AscentDS, where she is responsible for overseeing the company’s credit governance, ensuring the rigorous assessment, management, and mitigation of credit risk across all lending activities. With over 25 years of experience in commercial banking, real estate finance, and private equity, Kerri brings deep expertise in credit structuring, portfolio oversight, and investment management.

Prior to joining AscentDS, Kerri was Senior Credit Officer at Western Alliance Bank, where she played a key role in credit approval, policy development, and risk oversight across the real estate lending platform. Before that, she founded and led Indigo Capital Advisors, a real estate advisory firm focused on structuring debt and equity for mid-sized development and investment companies throughout the Western U.S. During the 2008–2010 financial crisis, Kerri was also engaged as a court-appointed expert witness, providing testimony and analysis on numerous cases involving bank underwriting practices.

Kerri’s background includes serving as Chief Investment Officer at Barratt American, a homebuilder focused on Southern California, and as Vice President of Capital Markets at Capital Pacific Holdings, where she structured institutional joint ventures and managed equity placements. She began her career at Bank One/JP Morgan, where she managed a complex construction loan portfolio and was consistently recognized for exceeding profitability and asset quality targets.

Kerri earned a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the University of Northern Colorado. She is known for her strategic thinking, collaborative leadership style, and ability to balance risk with growth in dynamic lending environments.