Deborah C. Jackson, the Lead Director of the Company and Eastern Bank, has served as a director of Eastern Bank since 2000 and as a trustee of its predecessor holding company, Eastern Bank Corporation, since 2001. She served as President of Cambridge College from 2011 through 2023. Prior to that, Ms. Jackson served for nearly a decade as Chief Executive Officer of the American Red Cross of Eastern Massachusetts. Previously, she served as Vice President of the Boston Foundation, where she managed its $50 million grant and initiatives program. Throughout her career, Ms. Jackson has served and continues to serve on numerous commissions, task forces and boards. Ms. Jackson served for over 15 years on the board of the American Student Assistance Corporation, the nation s first student loan guarantor agency, and she has served on the Boston College Carroll School of Management s Advisory Board and the boards of Milton Academy and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care. She also served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities in Massachusetts and was a board member of the New England Chapter of The National Association of Corporate Directors. In addition, Ms. Jackson served as the Chair of the Audit Committee and on the Board of Directors of the Boston Stock Exchange. She currently serves on the Boards of Directors of John Hancock Investments and the Amwell Corporation, where she has served since October 2020. Ms. Jackson also serves on the Board of Trustees of the Eastern Bank Foundation. Ms. Jackson attended Hampton University, graduated from Northeastern University with a B.A. and pursued graduate studies in urban studies and planning from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Ms. Jackson is also the recipient of Honorary Doctorate degrees from Curry College and Merrimack Valley College.