Mignon Winston

Vice President, Underwriting, Great Rock Capital

Mignon joined Great Rock in 2023 and serves as a team leader for the firm’s underwriting department.

Mignon brings over 30 years of lending experience, most recently as a Managing Director of Underwriting at White Oak Commercial Finance, where she evaluated and managed the approval and closing of new business transactions for their Asset Based Lending and Factoring portfolios. Prior to White Oak, Mignon held underwriting, credit administration, and portfolio management roles at Sterling National Bank, FirstCapital, Wells Fargo Bank, CIT, Heller Financial, and early in her career, she received formal credit training at Chemical Bank. 

Mignon received her undergraduate degree from Harvard University and her MBA from New York University. She routinely mentors and trains up-and-coming talent in the commercial finance industry. Her volunteer work includes alumni admissions interviewing for Harvard University and SAT preparation tutoring for high school juniors in underserved New York City high schools. Mignon belongs to the Turnaround Management Association and the Secured Finance Network, where she currently serves on its Education and Women in Secured Finance committees.   

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