Betsy A. Johnson

Betsy A. Johnson is the current Chairman and CEO of Solutions Bank in Forreston, Illinois (formerly known as Forreston State Bank) since 2020, and has been with the bank since 1996, serving in various capacities including chief operating officer and executive vice president and most recently, President (until December 2025). Ms. Johnson has also served as a member of the Board of Directors of Solutions Bank and its holding company since 2010. Ms. Johnson’s involvement with the Illinois Bankers Association (IBA) includes serving on numerous committees, including as a member of the Board of Directors (2017), a member of the Executive Committee (2019) and as Chairman (2021-2022). Ms. Johnson also served on the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Community Banker Advisory Committee from 2020-2022. Ms. Johnson is a 2003 graduate of the Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and has served on the school’s Banker Advisory Board since 2017, and was the 2022-2024 Chairperson.