Tripp Thurston

As Group President and CFO of Firecrown Media and COO of Flying Finance, Tripp Thurston brings two decades of commercial banking and specialized lending experience to the FLYING audience.  Having served as both a regional credit approver and a Market President, Tripp has a unique "both sides of the desk" perspective and a candid, down-to-earth style of explaining complex transactions.  Based north of Atlanta in the Chattanooga area, he spends his downtime exploring the skies in different aircraft or traveling with his wife, two sons, and their husky lab.