Nina VA Johnson is U.S. Bank’s Branch Banking Market Leader for the state of Wisconsin, and she has worked in the banking industry for approximately 40 years. Nina has held several leadership roles in her tenure ranging from computer operations and consumer lending to regulatory compliance and loss mitigation. She has an M.B.A. in Global Business Management, a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Management and she is a CBA Executive Banking School graduate from Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina. She is also a published author.
Nina has served on more than forty nonprofit boards throughout her career, as well as a handful of national committees supporting the growth and modernization of low-and-moderate income (LMI) geographies within the United States. She was a contributor to the American Bankers Association (ABA) collaborative white paper on the “Modernization of the CRA”, submitted to the United States Treasury in December 2017, and she previously led a regional group called the CRA Roundtable, supporting LMI initiatives throughout the Midwest. Her media work includes WTMJ 4 “The Morning Blend”, WITI Fox 6 “Real Milwaukee”, WVTV CW-18/My-24 “Connect MKE”, WNOV Milwaukee radio, WVON Chicago radio and other media platforms. Nina’s memberships have included CHIEF, TEMPO Milwaukee, Professional Dimensions and Milwaukee Women Inc.
Nina is the Executive Advisor of U.S. Bank’s Global Black Heritage Business Resource Group (BRG), National Chair of U.S. Bank’s Political Action Committee (P.A.C.) Board, local Executive Advisor of the Nosotros Latinos Milwaukee BRG and the bank’s WI Market Leader Advisory Board Chair. As a bank employee leading teams during the pandemic, Nina worked with multiple business lines to create “Circles” as an interactive way to bring diverse teams together during a time of social unrest in the United States. She was also a co-founder of a Market Leader program for emerging female leaders in the Midwest.
Recently named as BizTimes’ “Wisconsin 275”, Milwaukee Magazine’s “2025 Women of Distinction”, and the 2025 Women’s Fund “Joy Generator Award: recipient, she has been recognized as Milwaukee Business Journal’s “People to Know in Banking and Finance” and Milwaukee Biz Times’ “Notable Minority Executive” among other accomplishments. Nina credits having a sound network of positive influencers; touting that “great people with wise advice are truly a gift from above.”