Leon A. Palandjian has served as a director of Eastern Bankshares, Inc. since July 2024. Dr. Palandjian is the Chief Risk Officer of Intercontinental Real Estate Corporation, a national real estate investment, development and management firm headquartered in Boston, MA. His investment experience spans venture capital and private and public equity in the life sciences and real estate sectors. Dr. Palandjian served as a Director of Cambridge Bancorp and Cambridge Trust from 2006 - 2024, and was Lead Director from 2014 until January 2017. He served as a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Mount Auburn Hospital between 2003 – 2020, and currently serves on the Advisory Board of the McCance Center for Brain Health at Mass General Brigham Hospital. He received a B.A. degree from Harvard College, and an M.D. degree from Harvard Medical School. He is a CFA Charterholder.