Steven Townsend, CFA, is Senior Vice President, Head of Strategy & Innovation at FHLBank Topeka, where he oversees balance sheet strategy and the investment portfolio, corporate strategy and business architecture, the corporate portfolio management office, and the innovation and development group. Steven joined FHLB Topeka in 2017 as the Portfolio Manager and was promoted  to Director of Investments and Balance Sheet Strategy in 2021, and has served as Head of Strategy & Innovation since 2025.

Before his current role, Steven worked in bank balance sheet strategy, fixed income sales, corporate finance, and consulting, holding  positions at KBW, Stifel Financial, H&R Block, and Huron Consulting Group. His experience spans mortgage-backed securities, investment portfolio strategies, interest rate risk management, model development, corporate finance, and various enterprise technologies, and has developed proprietary analytics used in institutional decision-making throughout his career.

Steven holds Bachelor of Science with dual majors in Finance and Accounting from Kansas State University. Steven earned his CFA Charter®, CFA Institute, in 2021. He serves a Trustee and is the Treasurer for the TARC Foundation Board in Topeka, KS since 2019. Passionate about continuous learning and innovation, he enjoys exploring the intersection of finance and technology to create more effective solutions for financial institutions.