Corporate Board
Anthony P. Terracciano is Chairman of the Board of Directors. He joined the board in January 2008 following the failed sale of Sallie Mae to J.C. Flowers. Terracciano was formerly President of First Union Corporation (now Wachovia), Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of First Fidelity Bank Corporation, President and Chief Operating Officer of Mellon Bank, Vice Chairman of Chase Manhattan Bank, and non-executive Chairman of both The Dime Bank and Riggs National Corporation. Albert Lord currently holds the positions of Vice Chairman and CEO. Lord joined Sallie Mae in 1981, took over as CEO in 1995, and led the company's privatization.
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