Mignon Winston

Mignon has over 30 years of lending experience and has served as an Underwriting Team Leader at Great Rock Capital since 2023.  Prior to joining GRC, she served as a Managing Director of Underwriting at White Oak Commercial Finance, where she managed the approval and closing of new business transactions for its Asset Based Lending and Factoring portfolios.  Prior to that, Mignon held underwriting, credit administration, and portfolio management roles at Sterling National Bank (now Webster Bank), First Capital (now Ares Management), Wells Fargo, CIT, and Heller Financial.  Early in her career, she received formal credit training at Chemical Bank, now JP Morgan.  

Mignon received her B.A. from Harvard University and her M.B.A. from New York University.  She routinely mentors and trains junior people in the finance industry.  She conducts alumni admissions interviews for Harvard University.  Mignon belongs to the New York Institute of Credit and the Secured Finance Network, where she chairs its Education Committee and is a member of its Executive Board.  Mignon was thrilled to receive SFNet’s Henry H. Chen Award for Educator of the Year in 2023 and its Impact Award for Volunteer of the Year in 2024.

Originally from Boston, Mignon resides in Brooklyn, NY, and she is an avid tennis player and fan.