Susan Riel

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President and CEO, EagleBank

Biography

Susan Riel is President and Chief Executive Officer of EagleBank, a community bank leading the charge in setting a new standard for banking, and its holding company, Eagle Bancorp, Inc. She is responsible for leading the bank’s overall growth strategies, enhancing shareholder value, and focusing on talent management and team building.

Prior to being named CEO in 2019, Ms. Riel served as Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the bank, and Executive Vice President of the company. Ms. Riel has been with the company since 1998, and has been a member of the Company Board of Directors since 2017 and the Bank Board since 2018. She also held the position of Chief Administrative Officer.

Previously, Ms. Riel served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Columbia First Bank, FSB from 1989 until that institution’s acquisition by First Union Bancorp in 1995. Ms. Riel has nearly four decades of experience in the commercial banking industry.