Western Alliance Bank hired Emily Harrison to serve as underwriting officer for its equipment finance group. In her role, Harrison will be responsible for underwriting new lease and loan requests and renewals for working capital lines of credit, term loans, traditional asset-based lines of credit and other bank lending products.

“With experience as a business and credit analyst, Emily has a unique skill set that will help our team better evaluate prospective opportunities based on real market data and inherent risks,” Brian Scott, managing director of Western Alliance Bank’s equipment finance group, said.

Harrison joined Western Alliance Bank from a national provider of real estate investment trust services, where she served as a portfolio manager, overseeing a commercial real estate portfolio totaling more than $1.5 billion. Additionally, she served as a credit analyst and investment orders associate at an investment management company, where she also educated investors and peers on complex securities topics.