Ms. Catherine M. Burns, also known as Cathy, serves as Chief Risk Officer and an Executive Vice President at First Connecticut Bancorp, Inc. Ms. Burns has been Chief Risk Officer and Executive Vice President of Farmington Bank since April 30, 2013. She oversees Farmington Bank's Risk Management Group and the execution of all risk management activities. She serves as Treasurer at the American School for the Deaf. She has over 32 years of diverse banking experience, joined to Farmington Bank in 2010, when she was appointed Senior Vice President, Chief of Staff to the President. She previously worked at TD Bank, where she served as Senior Vice President, Head of Community Banking and Commercial Lending; Senior Vice President, Commercial Lending Regional Executive; Senior Vice President, Chief of Staff, Commercial Lending; and Vice President, Commercial Credit Manager. Prior to her time at TD Bank, she worked at BayBank for 15 years in various retail, operations and commercial banking capacities. Ms. Burns serves as a Director at the American School for the Deaf. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Amherst College and her Master of Business Administration from American International College.