Joseph J. Lebel III

Joseph J. Lebel III was appointed President of OceanFirst in November 2020. In this role, he has oversight of all operating regions, business lines and back-office operations, and responsibility for commercial credit functions.

Previously, Level was Executive Vice President and Chief Banking Officer of the Bank. He has also served as Executive Vice President and Chief Lending Officer of the Bank. Before then, he was First Senior Vice President and Chief Lending Officer since May 2007. When he first joined the Bank in April 2006, he was Senior Vice President of the Bank, in charge of Commercial Lending. Before then, he was employed with Wachovia Bank N.A. for approximately 22 years, most recently as Senior Vice President. He is 54 years of age.