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John R. Ciulla

John R. Ciulla is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Webster Financial Corporation (NYSE: WBS) and Chairman, President and CEO of Webster Bank. Webster is a leading commercial bank with more than $70 billion in assets.

John joined Webster in 2004 as senior vice president for Middle Market Banking and has held several executive management positions with increasing responsibility, including Chief Credit Risk Officer from 2008 to 2010. John became CEO of Webster in 2018 and was elected Chairman in January 2020, and served as Chairman, President & CEO of Webster Financial Corporation until its merger with Sterling Bancorp.

Prior to joining Webster, John was with The Bank of New York, having last served as managing director. He practiced law in New York as an associate with McDermott Will & Emery and Hughes Hubbard & Reed.

John serves on the Board of Directors of the American Bankers Association (ABA). He also is a member of the Mid-Size Bank Coalition of America’s (MBCA) Executive Committee. John served on the Federal Reserve System’s Federal Advisory Council as a representative for Boston-First District from 2019 through 2021.

John earned a bachelor’s degree in political science and history from Williams College, an MBA from the Columbia Business School, and a law degree from Fordham University School of Law.