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Eastern Bank named 2026 Large Organization Honoree. For the Item BOSTON - As part of its National Disability Employment Awareness Month Celebration, the Massachusetts Permanent Commission on the Status of Persons with Disabilities has named Eastern Bank its 2026 Large Organization Honoree. "At Eastern, disability inclusion and belonging start with something simple: knowing our colleagues and understanding how they can prosper at work," said Kathy Henry, executive vice president, general counsel, and chief human resources officer of Eastern Bank. "It is part of how we attract and retain great people, and it contributes meaningfully to how we make an impact in serving our customers and communities across Massachusetts and beyond. Being named the Massachusetts Permanent Commission on the Status of Persons with Disabilities' 2026 Large Organization Honoree is a meaningful honor for our colleagues, especially the members of our Diverse Abilities Employee Resource Group who help shape our culture and workplace. We thank them for their leadership and the Commission for this recognition." Eastern Bank, Greater Boston's leading local bank, recognizes the importance of belonging in the workplace and is committed to building a workplace where every colleague has the opportunity to contribute fully and grow their career. Eastern's employee benefits are designed to be inclusive, accessible and reflective of a range of both employee and caregiver needs and experiences. The Diverse Abilities Group, the company's employee-led, executive-sponsored Employee Resource Group, champions disability inclusion through education, awareness, engagement and advocacy, cultivating a workplace where employees, caregivers and allies feel valued and supported. In recognition of Eastern's continued commitment to supporting employment for people with disabilities, it was additionally named in 2026, a World's Top Disability Inclusive Business on the Disability Index for three consecutive years

Eastern Bank Foundation honors former Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick. 09/21/2026 PROVIDENCE - Eastern Bank Foundation honored former Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick with its 2026 Social Justice Award at its annual Celebration of Social Justice on Sept. 14. The foundation, which is the charitable arm of Boston-based Eastern Bank, also presented its inaugural Nancy Huntington Stager Collaborative Impact Award to Cambridge nonprofit Just A Start and its Rindge Commons partners. For Rhode Island manufacturers, ISO 9001 has been much more than a certificate on the... The award recognizes collaborative efforts to expand economic mobility through affordable housing, workforce development and early childhood education. Patrick served as Massachusetts governor from 2007 to 2015 and previously served as assistant attorney general for civil rights under President Bill Clinton. He is now a senior partner at Vistria Group and a Hauser Leader at Harvard University's Center for Public Leadership. - Advertisement - "Deval Patrick's career-long dedication to civil rights leadership speaks for itself," Eastern Bank Foundation CEO and President Turahn Dorsey said in a statement. The event comes as Eastern Bank parent Eastern Bankshares Inc. continues its expansion into Rhode Island following its acquisition of HarborOne Bancorp. Eastern Bankshares completed the acquisition in November 2025, adding about $4.5 billion in loans and $4.3 billion in deposits and expanding its Eastern Bank branch network into Rhode Island. The combined bank now has more than 120 banking locations across eastern Massachusetts, southern and coastal New Hampshire, and Rhode Island. Matthew McNulty is a PBN staff writer. He can be reached at [email protected] or on X at @MattMcNultyNYC.