NEWS AND INSIGHTS

SJC Appoints New Trustee

Gerard M. MCLOUGHLIN, JR., P’18 ’19 ’21 ’23

Gerard M. McLoughlin, Jr., has been a banker in the Washington, DC, area for more than 20 years and is co-founder, executive vice president, and chief credit officer of Founders Bank, a community bank established in 2020 and headquartered in Washington, DC. Prior to Founders Bank, he was a public relations professional for a variety of organizations.

Originally from New York, McLoughlin has called the DC area home for the last 28 years. He and his wife, Mary Beth, have four children who all graduated from St. John’s: Aidan ’18, Kate ’19, Molly ’21, and Gerry ’23. He has been an active member of the SJC community, having served on the Parent Leadership Committee for the Annual Fund for six years and as a current board member and past president (2021–2022) of the Men of St. John’s.

In addition to serving on St. John’s Board of Trustees, McLoughlin is the current board chair of Habitat for Humanity Metro Maryland and a former board member and past president of the Ivymount Corporation (Ivymount School and Programs) and the Catholic Business Network of Montgomery County. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Fordham University and has an MBA degree from Marymount University.