Lewis Oliver Edward Jr

About Lewis Oliver Edward Jr

Lewis Oliver Edward Jr. holds a senior leadership position at Columbia Financial, Inc., where he serves as Senior Executive Vice President and Head of Commercial Banking. In this role, he oversees the company’s commercial banking platform, with responsibility for business and middle-market lending, commercial real estate and construction finance, as well as treasury management sales and business development. His position places him at the center of execution for a U.S.-listed regional banking franchise. Before taking on this expanded responsibility, he was appointed Executive Vice President, Head of Commercial Banking in January 2021, after serving as Senior Vice President and Commercial Banking Market Manager since May 2019. In that earlier role, he was responsible for Columbia’s central and southern New Jersey lending regions. His career path at Columbia reflects a steady internal progression built on commercial portfolio management, client relationship oversight, and leadership of business development teams. Prior to joining Columbia, Lewis Oliver Edward Jr. held several leadership positions in financial services, including Market Executive and Regional Sales Executive roles in Treasury Services at JPMorgan Chase. That background gave him experience across commercial finance, treasury solutions, and institutional relationship management. As a result, his profile is associated with commercial leadership, credit discipline, and revenue growth in banking. His notable contributions are tied primarily to the expansion and organization of Columbia Financial’s commercial lending platform. His 2021 appointment strengthened the structure of the Commercial Banking division, and his continued leadership suggests a central role in credit growth and capital deployment. Recent regulatory filings identify him as an active senior officer of Columbia Financial, underscoring his importance within the company’s operating leadership team.