Diane S. Hessan has served as a director of the Company and Eastern Bank and a trustee of its predecessor holding company, Eastern Bank Corporation, since 2016. She currently serves as Chief Executive Officer of Salient Ventures, an investment and advisory company with a portfolio of angel investments focused on technology companies, a position she has held since November 2016. Previously, she was Chief Executive Officer of Startup Institute, which is dedicated to helping people transform their careers to succeed in the innovation economy. She is also Chairman of C Space, where she was Founder and Chief Executive Officer for 14 years. C Space (formerly Communispace) is a market research company, which builds online communities to help marketers generate consumer insights. While Ms. Hessan was CEO, the compound annual growth of C Space was 62% per year. Ms. Hessan also serves on the boards of DP Cap Acquisition Corp I, Tufts University, Panera Brands, Sago, and NACD New England. Ms. Hessan served on the board of Brightcove from March 2017 to April 2025 and served as its Chairman from May 2022 until February 2025. Ms. Hessan received her MBA from Harvard Business School and her B.A. in Economics and English from Tufts University. She has also received Honorary Doctorate degrees from Bentley University and the New England College of Business.