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Banking | Finance 2025: HUGHES, THOMAS ‘T.J.’
GREATER WASHINGTON AND MARYLAND REGIONAL PRESIDENT, TRUIST FINANCIAL, WASHINGTON, D. C.
Virginia Business //September 2, 2025//
Banking | Finance 2025: HUGHES, THOMAS ‘T.J.’
GREATER WASHINGTON AND MARYLAND REGIONAL PRESIDENT, TRUIST FINANCIAL, WASHINGTON, D. C.
Virginia Business //September 2, 2025//
Hughes became regional president for greater Washington and Maryland in October, succeeding Evelyn Lee, who took a role at Eagle Bancorp in Bethesda, Maryland.
A graduate of the University of Cincinnati, Hughes launched his banking career at Ohio-based Fifth Third Bank, holding roles in Ohio and Florida. In 2011, Hughes joined SunTrust Banks in Naples, Florida, as a commercial banking relationship manager.
Following the 2019 merger of BB&T and SunTrust that created Truist, Hughes became an executive vice president at Truist, overseeing specialty products and lending. He then served briefly as head of structured credit delivery and later as head of structured credit and wealth credit delivery before taking on his current regional leadership position.
In November 2024, the bank announced the Truist Cares for Western North Carolina effort, pledging $725 million over three years to support small business, housing and infrastructure recovery efforts in communities impacted by Hurricane Helene.
Truist reported $544 billion in total assets as of June 30. The bank has more than 1,900 branches across 17 states and Washington, D.C.
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