Lynn Wahlquist Associate

Lynn’s primary focus is on customer acquisition and relationship management, deal sourcing, due diligence, underwriting, and deal structuring for Next Street.

Lynn has over 10 years of retail and commercial banking experience. She came to banking from the retail industry, where she rose to the positions of sales manager and assistant buyer. Before joining Next Street in 2007, Lynn served as a credit analyst, business development officer, and community banking officer for Sovereign Bank from 2000 to 2006. She was a branch manager at Fleet Bank from 1996 through 2000. During her tenure at Sovereign Bank, Lynn had direct responsibility for acquisition, retention and growth of both individual and commercial banking portfolios in and around the Greater Boston market. She was responsible for selling credit and non-credit related products, cash management, capital markets, and wealth management services to small- and medium-sized companies. Lynn also reviewed and assessed the financial needs of companies with annual sales ranging from $1 million to $50 million and lending needs up to $5 million.

Lynn holds a B.A. in Political Science from Plymouth State College. She sits on the board of the Cambridge Family YMCA. She is a golfer and proud owner of two greyhounds.