Who is Marshall Trenkmann and What is His Net Worth?

Marshall Trenkmann is an American banker who has a net worth estimated to be between $5 million and $7 million. He is better known as the husband of Karla Souza, a Mexican actress widely recognized for her performances as Laurel Castillo on the ABC legal drama series How to Get Away with Murder and as Marina Hayworth on the ABC sitcom, Home Economics.

Trenkmann has worked with many reputable companies since he kickstarted his career as a banker, including the American multinational investment bank and financial services holding company, JPMorgan Chase. He has also found his way into the American theatre scene and has become a board member of the Center Theatre Group, one of the largest theatre companies in the nation.

Where Is Marshall Trenkmann From?

Marshall Trenkmann was born in Texas, a state in the South Central region of the United States. It is believed that this was also where he grew up with his family. Having been a very private person before his marriage to Karla Souza brought him to mainstream public attention, a lot of details about Trenkmann’s early life and family remain largely unknown.

In fact, Marshall Trenkmann is so private that details about his exact date of birth are not known. Also, information about his parents’ identities has not been disclosed. However, we know that he has a brother who is schizophrenic. This information was revealed by his wife when she was talking about how they bonded when they first started dating.

Trenkmann is a Well-Read Man

Despite the lack of information about what his early days were like and what may have been his aspiration as a child, we do know that Trenkmann is a well-read man. It is not clear what elementary or high school he attended, but we know that the renowned banker studied at Texas A&M University, a public land-grant research university in College Station, Texas.

Marshall Trenkmann first bagged a bachelor’s degree from Texas A&M University and then returned to the same institution to acquire a master’s degree soon after. Also, while at the university, he took a serious interest in Spanish/Latin American studies and consequently took several Latin American and Spanish classes. Today, he is quite fluent in those languages.

A Look At Marshall Trenkmann’s Impressive Career

After graduating from Texas A&M University, Marshall Trenkmann began to look for what to do and relocated to Mexico. Soon after this, he landed a job with CIB LATAM, a prestigious financial institution in Mexico that delivers a range of financial services to people. He soon rose to become the leader of the CIB LATAM credit team and focused on Mexican corporations.

Trenkmann worked with the CIB LATAM credit team for about two and a half years and became quite a force in the organization as he oversaw some significant breakthroughs for the firm. Also, it was while he was working with the company that he met his future wife, Karla Souza.

After working with the CIB LATAM credit team for about two and a half years in Mexico, Trenkmann left the country and returned to the USA after he landed another job, this time with the CIB Oil and Gas credit team in Houston, Texas. With all the experience he had garnered with the CIB LATAM credit team in Mexico, it was very easy for him to navigate his way with the credit team in Houston.

He is the Credit Risk Director at JP Morgan

According to sources, Marshall Trenkmann worked with the CIB Oil and Gas credit team in Houston for about 8 years before he left the firm and moved to Los Angeles where he got a job with the very prestigious JPMorgan Chase. According to reports, he joined JP Morgan in 2004 and has been with the company ever since, settling down to create a family life with his wife and kids in the city.

Over the years, Trenkmann has risen to become the Credit Risk Director at JP Morgan and is quite respected for his achievements within the city’s financial circles. It has also been reported that Trenkmann manages the CCB West Diversified Portfolio as a Credit Risk Director based in Los Angeles. This is mainly due to the vast experience he has gathered since his career started.

He Has Interests in Theatre

Apart from being mainly involved with investment and financial services in the course of his impressive career, Marshall Trenkmann has also taken interest in the American theatre scene. This is probably due to the influence of his wife who is a respected and famous actress and who has acted severally on stage.

Trenkmann’s interest in the theatre has since soared. In fact, he is now one of the board members of the Center Theatre Group, a non-profit arts organization located in Los Angeles. The Center Theatre Group is also regarded to be one of the largest theatre companies in the nation. Trenkmann joined the board in December 2016.

Trenkmann’s wife, Karla Souza has also revealed that the banker may soon go into production because she and the man are actually planning to create a film based on a story that they both like.

What is Marshall Trenkmann’s Net Worth?

Marshall Trenkmann’s net worth has been estimated to be between $5 million to $7 million. The exact figure is not fixed because different sources have quoted different figures. However, these estimated figures quoted as his net worth are quite justifiable considering his vast experience and work portfolio.

Having worked as a leading man with different prestigious financial organizations, it is clear that Trenkmann has raked in quite a lot of money over the years. His board membership of a major American theatre group and his position as the Credit Risk Director at the prestigious JP Morgan confirm this.

Who Is Marshall Trenkmann’s Wife, Karla Souza?

• Full name: Karla Susana Olivares Souza
• Gender: Female
• Date of birth: December 11, 1985
• Karla Souza’s Age: 37 years old
• Nationality: Mexican
• Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius
• Sexual Orientation: Straight
• Religion: Christianity
• Marital Status: Married
• Karla Souza’s Husband: Marshall Trenkmann
• Karla Souza’s Children: Gianna Trenkmann and Luka Trenkmann
• Siblings: Mónica Souza, Jerónimo Souza
• Karla Souza’s Height in Inches: 5 feet 4 inches
• Karla Souza’s Height in Centimetres: 162 cm
• Karla Souza’s Weight: 60 kg
• Body measurements in inches: 35-25-35 inches
• Body measurements in centimeters: 89-63-89 cm
• Karla Souza’s Net worth: $2 million
• Famous for: Being an actress
• Karla Souza’s Instagram: Karla Souza
• Twitter: Karla Souza
• Facebook: Karla Souza

Karla Souza is a Mexican actress who has made quite some significant strides in the entertainment industry. Born in Mexico, Karla took an interest in acting since she was just a little girl and later studied acting at Centro de Educación Artística, an acting school that was run by Televisa, in Mexico City.

The actress also attended acting school in France where she became a member of a professional theatre company that toured throughout that country. She later studied at London’s Central School of Speech and Drama before returning to Mexico to star in films.

Her first acting role was in 2008 when she was cast to star in the series, Terminales. The next year, she got her big break when she was cast to portray Dana Villalba Duarte in the series, Verano de amor. She appeared in 120 episodes of the show and became a darling of TV fans in the country.

Karla Souza soon took part in other successful projects. From 2010 to 2011, she starred in the series, Los héroes del norte, and in 2013, she starred in two Mexican box office hits namely, Nosotros los Nobles and Instructions Not Included.

The next year, in 2014, she decided to relocate from Mexico to Los Angeles so that she can actively bag English-language film and television roles and expand her influence beyond Mexico. That same year, she was cast as a series regular in How to Get Away with Murder, an American legal thriller television series in which she played the role of a law student called Laurel Castillo, alongside the highly-respected American actress, Viola Davis.

The role got Karla lots of international attention around the USA and beyond. In 2021, she scored the role of Marina in the sitcom TV series, Home Economics. Over the years, she has played so many others roles and has become a respected actress with millions of fans following her on social media.

In 2015, the actress gave a TEDx talk in León, Guanajuato, titled “Sweet are the Fruits of Adversity” and it became the most-seen Spanish TEDx talk ever.

How Marshall Trenkmann Met Karla Souza

According to reports, Marshall Trenkmann first met the beautiful actress who later became his wife when he attended the party of a mutual friend in Mexico. While at the party, they bumped into themselves and promptly took a serious interest in each other. Afterward, they got more in touch and began talking more seriously.

Later, Karla would admit that when she first saw Trenkmann, she knew that she would ultimately marry the banker. The couple soon started dating after their first meeting after they realized that they shared many things in common. For instance, they got to know that they both had someone who had some degree of mental problem.

Karla revealed that her mother suffers from mental illness and has occasional episodes when she melts down due to the problem. On his own part, Trenkmann has a brother who has Schizophrenia, a disorder that affects a person’s ability to think, feel and behave clearly.

When both Trenkmann and Karla began to speak candidly about their family members with mental illness, it brought them even close together and they connected on a deeper level. In fact, the first time that Trenkmann met Karla’s mother, she had a mental breakdown and exhibited traits of mental illness right in front of him.

However, because he was already used to seeing things like that because of his brother’s struggle with Schizophrenia, he remained calm and this impressed Karla so much. Karla who had dated other men before Trenkmann realized that he was very different from all the others and clung to him.

They Got Married 5 Months After Trenkmann Proposed 

After dating for some time, Marshall Trenkmann proposed to Karla Souza in December 2013. It is not clear where and how the proposal happened. What we know is that Karka accepted the proposal and wedding plans began.

Eventually, the couple tied the knot as husband and wife in May 2014, about 5 months after they got engaged. According to reports, the wedding was held in Hotel Hacienda Vista Hermosa, a beautiful hotel in Tequesquitengo, a small tourist town in Morelos, one of the 32 states which comprise the Federal Entities of Mexico. The couple has been together ever since.

The couple is way into each other and Karla as are practically inseparable. She has described her husband as her biggest support system. During an interview, she explained that he often leaves her some articles that he wants her to read about something they have been talking about. Some other times, he would a little note in her bag asking her how she was doing and telling her he loves her. These little gestures have helped to solidify the romance in their marriage.

She also revealed that Marshall Trenkmann is a very patient man and this patience has made their love appear unstoppable. She also attributes his support for her as one of the things that have helped her achieve her success. It is clear that the couple is very much in love and there is no slowing down for them at all. They are both successful at what they do and have managed to keep their union going strong.

Marshall Trenkmann and His Wife Are Now Proud Parents

The marriage between Marshall Trenkmann and his wife has been fruitful and has produced two children; a daughter called Gianna Trenkmann and a son called Luka Trenkmann.

Gianna Trenkmann

Gianna Trenkmann is the couple’s first child. The girl was born in April 2018. When Karla Souza got pregnant with Gianna, the actress made sure she kept the whole thing secret. In fact, none of her fans knew she was pregnant even though some suspected she was since her stomach was bulging usually.

She eventually surprised everyone when she announced that she and her husband, Trenkmann had welcomed their first child in April 2018. She further explained that the entire nine months of the pregnancy were nothing short of a miracle.

Luka Trenkmann

Luka Trenkmann is the second child of the couple. He was born on June 12 2020 and is now 3 years old. Unlike her first pregnancy, Karla did not hide her bump when she was pregnant with Luka and let all her fans see the progression.

According to reports, Luka was born in Los Angeles. A representative of Karla later explained that Luka’s sister, Gianna was ecstatic at his birth and was already teaching him how to say words. People magazine did a special edition to share executive photos of the newborn with his mother and tell the story of his birth.

Today, Trenkmann and Karla are both doting parents who are very proud of their offspring. A quick look through Karla’s page shows she is quite obsessed with the children as she shares photos and videos of them as they grow up in front of the world. Trenkmann does not have an Instagram account but he features on her Instagram page every now and then in pictures that show him caring for their kids, proving his doting nature as they join hands to raise Gianna and Luka.