Douglas Kennedy

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Biography

Mr. Douglas Kennedy serves as President, Chief Executive Officer and Board Member at Peapack Gladstone Bank. He is a current member of the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, Montclair State University Board of Trustees, and Sacred Heart University Board of Trustees. He is responsible for leading the Company's wealth, lending and deposit solutions and directing the Bank's overall strategic vision. He also serves as a Member of the Board and Management and Budget Committee at the Federal Reserve Bank Of New York. He is a career banker with over 35 years of commercial banking experience. Before joining Peapack-Gladstone Bank in 2012, he served as president of the New Jersey Market for Capital One Bank and North Fork Bank. Over the years, he has held key executive-level positions and had great success building business at Fleet Bank, Summit and Bank of America. In 2015 he was named CEO of the Year by Corporate LiveWire as part of its Innovation & Excellence Awards. He was named to the NJBIZ "Power 50 Banking" list and the NJBIZ "Power 50: The 50 Most Powerful Non-Profit Board Members" list in 2011. Additionally, he received the Carpe Diem Award from Montclair State University and was named "Man of the Year" by the Boy Scouts of America that same year. He has served as President of NJ After 3 and as a Board Member of the New Jersey Bankers Association. He is a graduate of Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut with a degree in Economics and an M.B.A.