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Christopher D. Maher

Christopher D. Maher, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

Christopher D. Maher has served as Chairman of the Company and the Bank since January 2017 and as CEO of the Company and the Bank since 2015. He previously served as President of the Bank from January 2015 to January 2021, at which time he was succeeded by Mr. Lebel. He joined the Company and the Bank in 2013 as President and Chief Operating Officer and was appointed to the Board of Directors in 2014. 


Mr. Maher is active in the non-profit community, serving as a Chairman of the Board of the OceanFirst Foundation, a Trustee of Helen Keller Services for the Blind, a Trustee and the Treasurer of Monmouth University, and as a Trustee and Treasurer of Hackensack Meridian Ambulatory Care. He is also active within the banking industry, as a director of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia since 2020 and as a member of the Board of the New Jersey Bankers Association, where he serves as Chairman.