Joseph J. O'Brien Jr. — Executive VP & Chief Banking Officer at Sandy Spring Bancorp

Mr. Joseph J. O'Brien, Jr., also known as Jay, has been Executive Vice President and Chief Banking Officer at Sandy Spring BanCorp, Inc. since December 11, 2017. Mr. O'Brien has been an Executive Vice President of Commercial and Retail Banking for Sandy Spring Bank since January 1, 2011. Mr. O'Brien served as an Executive Vice President of Commercial and Retail Banking at Sandy Spring BanCorp, Inc. since January 1, 2011. Mr. O'Brien served as an Executive Vice President of Commercial Banking at Sandy Spring BanCorp. Inc. and served as its President of the Northern Virginia Market of its subsidiary, Sandy Spring BanCorp. Inc. since January 2008. He has been the President of Potomac Bank since January 1, 2008. He served as an Executive Vice President of Sandy Spring BanCorp. Inc. since July 2007 when he joined. Mr. O'Brien served as the President of Potomac Bank Division of Sandy Spring BanCorp. Inc. since January 1, 2008. He served as an Executive Vice President of Potomac Bank of Virginia since July 23, 2007. He served as an Executive Vice President of PR Newswire Association LLC. He was responsible for the leadership of a team of 90 lending professionals and the management and growth of a $2.5 billion loan portfolio. He has over 20 years of commercial banking experience having held positions at other financial institutions in the area. Mr. O'Brien served as a Senior Vice President of Real Estate Finance, where he handled all aspects of residential and commercial real estate and construction loans.