John Lewis is President and Chief Executive Officer of Harbor Bankshares Corporation and its principal banking subsidiary, The Harbor Bank of Maryland. On April 6, 2023, Lewis became CEO of the Baltimore, Maryland-based Minority Depository Institution and Community Development Financial Institution and leads various banking and investment activities conducted through its subsidiaries and affiliates. Lewis held various roles in the Global Wealth and Investment Management Division of Merrill Lynch. He began his tenure there as Chief Financial Officer for Bank Product Distribution in the Global Banking Group. He was previously a banker at Credit Suisse First Boston.
Lewis serves as Trustee and Investment Committee Chairman of the Maryland Teachers and State Employees Supplemental Retirement Plans and The Severn School. He formerly served as Vice Chairman of Baltimore City Community College, a designated Minority Serving Institution. Lewis is a member of the Young President’s Organization and Real Estate Executive Council.
Lewis completed formal executive training programs at M&T Bank and Fleet Bank. He received a BS degree from Cornell University where he was an INROADS Scholar and MBA from Harvard Business School where he was a Robert Toigo Foundation Fellow.