NJN Foundation Board of Trustees

Thomas A. Bracken

Thomas Bracken began his career as a management trainee with New Jersey National Bank in 1969. By 1993 he had risen to the position of President and Chief Executive Officer. When in 1996 New Jersey National Bank became part of CoreStates Bank, N.A., Thomas A. Bracken was named President of the New Jersey Market. In April of 1998, CoreStates merged with First Union Bank, and he assumed the position of Executive Vice President and head of Government Banking for New Jersey, New York and Connecticut. He presently serves as head of First Union's public sector group. The group includes government banking, municipal finance and public finance and serves the government, education and non-profit client base throughout the First Union franchise. Residing in Skillman, New Jersey, with his wife and two children, he supports many civic and professional organizations. Bracken was appointed by New Jersey Governor Christie Whitman to the Board of Trustees of the College of New Jersey and to chair the ISTEA Works for New Jersey Coalition. He currently chairs the Keep New Jersey Moving Initiative and serves on the boards of the New Jersey State Chamber, New Jersey Alliance for Action, the New Jersey Cancer Institute, New Jersey Network, Prosperity New Jersey and McCarter Theatre in Princeton. He has just completed a term as chairman and remains on the board of the New Jersey Bankers Association. He has served as president of the Northern New Jersey Chapter of Robert Morris Associates. Tom in delighted to rejoin the NJN Foundation Board. "NJN is not only a valuable educational resource, but also, it is the only statewide source for daily business and government updates," he said. (July 2000)