SLM CORP (SLM)
Sector: Financials
Sector: Financials
SLM CORP - Executive Compensation
Co-President and Chief Financial Officer
Executive Compensation
Peter M. Graham serves as Co-President and Chief Financial Officer of SLM Corporation (Sallie Mae), the leading provider of private education loans in the United States. In this pivotal role, he oversees all financial operations, including capital markets, treasury, tax, accounting, investor relations, and corporate development, while collaborating with President and CEO Jon Witter to drive the company's strategic initiatives and long-term growth in the education finance sector. Graham joined SLM in June 2014 as Executive Vice President and CFO, rapidly establishing himself as a key architect of the company's financial transformation. With prior experience as Executive Vice President of Corporate Development and Strategy at Discover Financial Services, and earlier leadership roles in finance and treasury at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, he brought deep expertise in consumer finance and capital management. Under his stewardship, SLM has strengthened its balance sheet, executed successful debt refinancings, and navigated macroeconomic challenges, including the COVID-19 pandemic, while delivering consistent profitability and shareholder value. His achievements include optimizing SLM's funding strategy to support record origination volumes in private student loans and positioning the company for sustainable expansion. Graham holds a B.S. in Finance from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and an M.B.A. from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management.