Thomas E. Slater

Mr. Slater joined Patriot as EVP/Chief Credit Officer following his tenure as Senior Vice President and Senior Credit Officer at Investors Bank. Previously, Mr. Slater worked at TD Bank, N.A., where he served in a series of additionally responsible credit roles, including Vice President & Commercial Credit Manager, Credit Officer, Credit Policy Officer, Portfolio Manager and Underwriter. Mr. Slater has extensive experience in commercial real estate and commercial and industrial lending. He has been successful in developing credit analysts and is a proven leader. Prior to TD Bank, he served as a Loan Review Officer at Trust Company Bank.

Before entering commercial banking, Mr. Slater began his career in the Office of the Controller of the Currency (OCC). As Associate Bank Examiner, he was responsible for analyzing and risk rating credits in regional banks, community banks and the Federal Reserve. Also at the OCC, he examined and supervised bank’s Loan Portfolio Management, Interest Rate Risk, Investments, Liquidity, ALLL and regulatory reporting.

Mr. Slater holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from Rutgers University.