ROI Influencers Power List 2025: Banking — James Vaccaro
James Vaccaro
CEO
Manasquan Bank
Recently appointed as VP of the National Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council for 2025.
ROI Influencers Power List 2025: Banking — Patrick Ryan
Patrick Ryan
CEO; chair
First bank; NJ Bankers Association
Giving credit where credit is due: Ryan once promoted 38 members of the team after a solid year. That’s a good boss.
ROI Influencers Power List 2025: Banking — Ira Robbins
Ira Robbins
CEO
Valley Bank
(((Earnings report out Jan. 23 — I’ll update after that)))
ROI Influencers Power List 2025: Banking — Travis Rhodes
Travis Rhodes
Regional president
Truist
Veteran banker oversees New Jersey as well as the Delaware Valley and Lehigh Valley.
ROI Influencers Power List 2025: Banking — Rebecca O’Connell
Rebecca O’Connell
NYC metro president
Citizens Bank
Oversees all of Northern and Central Jersey in addition to New York City and Long Island.
ROI Influencers Power List 2025: Banking — Craig Montanaro
Craig Montanaro
CEO
Kearny Bank
Recently selected to serve as first vice chair of the N.J. Bankers Association.
ROI Influencers Power List 2025: Banking — Karyn Miller
Karyn Miller
Managing director & market manager
Capital One
Forward-thinking executive with more than 20+years of experience leading specialized commercial and consumer banking initiatives across industries, such as beverage and apparel.
ROI Influencers Power List 2025: Banking — Martin Melilli
Martin Melilli
Market president
TD Bank
Responsible for the bank’s operations covering Central New Jersey, including Union, Essex, Middlesex, Morris, Hunterdon and Somerset Counties.
ROI Influencers Power List 2025: Banking — Chris Martin
Chris Martin
Chairman
Provident Bank
Completing merger with Lakeland — finally — is a big check on his list of many successes in the industry.
ROI Influencers Power List 2025: Banking — Ellen Marshall
Ellen Marshall
Head of corporate and middle market banking
Santander
Highly regarded banking executive was recently promoted to new role.
