Jackson Brossy, who helped expand Native American lending and federal contracting at the Small Business Administration's Office of Native American Affairs, has joined Huntington National Bank's financial services team that's focused on Indian Country.
Brossy, a member of the Navajo Nation, served alongside former SBA Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman from December 2021 to January 2025. During that period, the agency increased Native lending by 89% and helped Native-owned businesses secure $23.3 billion in federal contracts in 2023 — an $8 billion increase from 2020. At the SBA, he headed an office focused on increasing tribal use of loan guarantee programs and providing technical assistance to Native entrepreneurs.
At Huntington, he'll work as vice president in the $210 billion regional bank's Native American Financial Services group, established in January 2024 under banking veteran William "Mike" Lettig. Huntington ranks as one of the country's largest SBA lenders.
“I'm passionate about expanding access to capital for tribes and Native enterprises,” Brossy, who was raised on Navajo Nation, told Tribal Business News. He said Huntington's commitment to Indian Country and the opportunity to work alongside Lettig, whose decades of tribal banking service he has long admired, drew him to the role.
Before joining the SBA, Brossy served as executive director of the Native CDFI Network, supporting community development financial institutions across 27 states, and led the Navajo Nation Washington Office for four years. At the SBA, he headed an office with a $2 million budget focused on increasing tribal use of loan guarantee programs and providing technical assistance to Native entrepreneurs.
"Jackson brings a wealth of experience and a deep understanding of the financial needs of Native America, having spent over a decade advancing access to capital across Indian Country," said Lettig, a descendant of the Navajo Nation with more than three decades of tribal banking experience.
Brossy joins a team that also includes Dr. Alex Wesaw, who serves as treasurer of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi, and senior portfolio manager Allard Teeple, a member of the Bay Mills Indian Community.
In a separate announcement yesterday, the Native American Agriculture Fund (NAAF) also announced yesterday that Brossy has joined its board of trustees. He also serves on the boards of Changes Labs, a business accelerator based on Navajo Nation, and Washington, D.C.-based Prosperity Now, a nonprofit organization focused on expanding economic opportunity for low-income families and communities in the United States.
Huntington operates 968 branches across 13 states and has positioned itself as a major player in Native lending through both its specialized team and SBA programs.
