Evelyn K. Lee

Evelyn K. Lee is EVP and chief lending officer for C&I at EagleBank. She joined the Bank in September 2024 and is responsible for overseeing all lending production and portfolio management activities within the C&I Lending Division, a significant strategic growth area for EagleBank.

Prior to her current role, Lee was EVP and regional president for Greater Washington & Maryland Region at Truist Financial Corporation. She assumed this position in December 2019, upon the closing of the merger of equals between BB&T Corporation and SunTrust Banks, Inc. In this role, Lee was the company’s senior leader in the market responsible for delivering the full complement of the company’s services to all clients in the area and directing the corporate and commercial businesses. She oversees a team of 7 sales leaders and 100+ bankers and support staff.

Before Truist, Lee had been with SunTrust for 20 years and was Head of Senior Housing for the wholesale banking practice where she built and led a team of 40 bankers who covered national clients in the senior living and skilled nursing sectors. Previous roles included senior risk approver for Greater Washington with $50million in loan authority, commercial sales team leader and series 7 and 63 licensed senior portfolio manager for SunTrust’s investment banking arm, SunTrust Robinson Humphries.

Lee received her BA magna cum lade from the College of William and Mary and is fluent in French.