Board of Directors

Rodger Levenson is Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of WSFS Financial Corporation and its primary subsidiary, WSFS Bank. 

Rodger has been a member of the WSFS Executive Management team since joining the Company in 2006. He has held several leadership roles at WSFS including: Executive Vice President (EVP) and Chief Operating Officer from July 2017 to December 2018, EVP and Chief Corporate Development Officer from June 2016 to July 2017, interim EVP and Chief Financial Officer from April 2015 to June 2016, and EVP and Chief Commercial Banking Officer from November 2006 to April 2015.

He began his banking career in 1986 in Philadelphia at CoreStates Financial (now part of Wells Fargo) where he led several business units over 17 years.

An active member of the Greater Philadelphia and Delaware communities, Rodger lends his experience and expertise to several local not-for-profits while continuing to champion the revitalization and economic growth throughout the region. His community service spans memberships on the Board of Directors of the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce, the Delaware Prosperity Partnership Board of Directors and Audit Committee as well as the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of The Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia. He also serves as a member of the CEO Council for Growth, Delaware Business Roundtable, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) Corporate Council and on the Executive Committee of the Satell Institute for Corporate Social Responsibility. Rodger was the Chairman of the Delaware Bankers Association from 2014 to 2016 and served its Board from 2011-2016. He also served on the United Way of Delaware Board of Directors from 2009-2020.

In 2021, Rodger was the recipient of the American Jewish Committee (AJC) Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey’s Community Leadership Award. In 2022, Rodger was named Drexel University Business Leader of the Year.

A native of Broomall, Pa., Rodger earned a Master of Business Administration from Drexel University and a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from Temple University. He reinforced his leadership experiences with certifications from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, Center for Creative Leadership, and Harvard Business School.

Anat Bird brings a broad range of banking experience as well as strategic planning, mergers and acquisitions, regulatory, risk, financial, and executive management experience from a national and global perspective to our Board of Directors.

Ms. Bird has extensive experience in the banking and financial services industry including authoring six books on the banking business and providing and facilitating ongoing dialogue and education for executives in the banking industry through SCB Forums.

Ms. Bird is President and Chief Executive Officer of SCB Forums, LTD, a Division of The Risk Management Association (“RMA”).

Her banking background includes being President and CEO of California Community Bancshares; Executive Vice President at Wells Fargo Bank; Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer of Norwest Bank; and Group Head and Executive Vice President at Norwest Bank.

She serves on the Board of Directors for MidFirst Bank in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She also has served on the Boards of Sterling Bank (2002-2011), Sun Bancorp, Inc. (2008-2009), First Indiana Bank (2002-2007) and AmTrust Bank (2008-2009).

Ms. Bird received a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and a master’s degree in International Relations and Psychology from Hebrew University in Jerusalem. She also received a Master of Business Administration in Finance from American University and a diploma in Corporate Strategic Planning from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business.

Ms. Bird has been a director of WSFS Financial Corporation since 2010 and will be up for reelection at the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

Francis B. Brake brings expertise in marketing, entrepreneurship, innovation, product development, business partnerships, financial services, and executive leadership to our Board of Directors.

He has been President and Co-Founder of Epic Research, LLC since 2007. From 2000 to 2007 he served as Managing Director and Chief Marketing Officer for Juniper Bank/Barclaycard US. Prior to that, he held various positions at First USA Bank from 1994 to 2000 including Executive Vice President, Marketing.

Mr. Brake serves as Chairperson of the Board of Directors of The Chester Fund Foundation and is a past director of Barclays Bank Delaware.

He received a Bachelor of Arts in Government from The College of William and Mary and a Master of Business Administration from The Darden Graduate School of Business, University of Virginia.

Mr. Brake became a director of WSFS Financial Corporation in 2014 and will be up for reelection at the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

Karen Dougherty Buchholz provides our Board of Directors with extensive public company oversight and leadership experience, knowledge of local and national markets, technology expertise and experience outside the financial services industry.

Ms. Buchholz is Executive Vice President, Administration, for Comcast Corporation. Previously, Ms. Buchholz served Comcast Corporation as Chief Diversity Officer and Senior Vice President of Administration and was a Trustee of Beneficial Bank from 2009 to 2014.

She serves on the Board of Directors of FS Credit Real Estate Income Trust, the Board of Trustees of Drexel University, the Global Board of Directors of Women in Cable Telecommunications, and as Chair of the Board of Directors of the Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau. She previously served as director of Beneficial Bancorp and as a member of the Board of Directors of the Museum of the American Revolution.

She received a bachelor’s degree from Dickinson College and a master’s degree in Organizational Dynamics from the University of Pennsylvania.

Ms. Buchholz was appointed as a director of WSFS Financial Corporation in 2019 and will be up for reelection at the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

Diego F. Calderin brings significant experience in the technology, wealth management and financial services industries to our Board of Directors.

He serves as advisor for Precode Labs, a Silicon Valley technology foundry and as director of Zip Code Wilmington.

He was the co-founder and Managing Partner of Banbury Systems from 2016 to 2020 and the co-founder and President of Anexinet, an award-winning Digital Systems Integration company, from 2000 to 2014.

Mr. Calderin has previously served as director of Bryn Mawr Bank Corporation and The Bryn Mawr Trust Company, director of Board of Trustees for LaSalle University, director of Board of Trustees of Haverford Trust Company, and Board Chairman for Community Volunteers in Medicine.

He received his Bachelor of Arts in Computer Sciences from LaSalle University and his master’s degree in engineering from Pennsylvania State University.

Mr. Calderin has been a director of WSFS Financial Corporation since 2022 and will be up for reelection at the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

Jennifer W. Davis brings knowledge of human resources, technology, finance, risk management and executive leadership expertise to our Board of Directors from both a local and national perspective. Ms. Davis provides experience with and knowledge of enterprise risk management gained from both her current and past roles with the University of Virginia and George Mason University as well as being well versed in the technology needs of a large organization.

She was appointed our Lead Director in 2021.

Ms. Davis is Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the University of Virginia overseeing the areas of finance, human resources, accounting, treasury, facilities, audit, compliance, enterprise risk management, technology, public safety and auxiliary services.

Previously, Ms. Davis served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at George Mason University.

From 2008 to 2013, she was Vice President for Finance and Administration at the University of Delaware.

Previously, Ms. Davis served as Cabinet Secretary-Director of the Office of Management and Budget for the State of Delaware. She also served the State of Delaware as Budget Director, Deputy Secretary of Education and Associate Secretary of Education for policy and administrative services.

Ms. Davis earned her bachelor’s degree in political science and her master’s degree in policy analysis from Pennsylvania State University.

Michael J. Donahue provides our Board of Directors with significant risk management and public company oversight experience, technology strategy and information systems experience, and experience in mergers and acquisitions at a local and national level.

Having served on the board of directors for a total of 20 public and private corporations and having spent his entire career serving in the finance and accounting industry, Mr. Donahue provides key insight to and oversight of the Company’s myriad responsibilities as a financial institution.

Mr. Donahue runs Donahue Consulting, Inc. and serves as an advisor to NewSpring Capital.

He is a member of the Provost’s Board of Villanova University and endowed the Donahue Family Analytics Program at the Villanova School of Business. Mr. Donahue presently serves as an independent director of Symphonic, Gluware, SiteSpect, and formerly, Mobiquity. He served as a Trustee and then director of Beneficial Bancorp from 2015-2019.

Mr. Donahue previously served as Group Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of KPMG Consulting, Inc. following its spin-off led by Mr. Donahue. He also served as Managing Partner, Consulting, of KPMG Consulting, Inc. from 1991 to 2000.

Mr. Donahue also served as a member of the Board of Directors of KPMG LLP (US), KPMG Consulting KK (Japan) and as Chairman of the Supervisory Board of KPMG Consulting AG (Germany, Austria and Switzerland).

He received bachelor’s degrees in economics and history from the University of Pennsylvania and attended the International Management Program at the Wharton School of Business.

Mr. Donahue was appointed as a director of WSFS Financial Corporation in 2019 and will be up for reelection at the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

Eleuthère I. du Pont served as our Lead Independent Director from 2016 to 2021. Mr. du Pont brings significant expertise in corporate governance, accounting, finance, operations, retail, information technology and investment management to our Board of Directors.

Since 2008, he has been president of the Longwood Foundation, a private foundation principally supporting charitable organizations. He is also a director of E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (serving as an ex-officio member of the Board during the merger of equals with Dow Chemical Company).

From 2007 to 2008, he served as Senior Vice President, Operations and Chief Financial Officer of drugstore.com.

He received a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and a Master of Business Administration from Stanford University.

Mr. du Pont has been a director of WSFS Financial Corporation since 2013 and will be up for reelection at the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

Nancy J. Foster brings extensive knowledge of commercial banking, risk management, commercial lending and business transformation.

Most recently, she served as President and Chief Executive Officer of The Risk Management Association (RMA). She retired at the end of 2023.

Prior to her role at RMA, Ms. Foster was Executive Vice President, Chief Risk Officer and Head of Personal Financial Services at Park Sterling Bank. She was previously Chief Risk Officer of CIT Group, Inc., and Group Senior Vice President at LaSalle Bank Corporation. During her tenure at LaSalle, she held several roles of increasing responsibility in middle market lending and credit risk management.

Ms. Foster received her Master of Business Administration in Finance and Strategy from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and bachelor’s degrees in finance and economics from Illinois State University.

Ms. Foster became a director of WSFS Financial Corporation in 2020 and will be up for reelection at the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

Christopher T. Gheysens brings finance, auditing, strategic planning, retail operations, local and national market, and executive leadership expertise to our Board of Directors from his experience with Wawa, Inc., a privately held, $20 billion organization consisting of more than 1,050 company owned and operated convenience stores. Mr. Gheysens has extensive knowledge of retail operations as well as experience with strategic planning, including leading the expansion of the convenience store and gas station’s footprint along the East Coast.

Mr. Gheysens is Vice-Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Wawa, Inc. At Wawa, Inc., he previously held the positions of President and Chief Executive Officer from 2013 to 2023, and Chief Financial and Administrative Officer from 2007 to 2012.

He is a Trustee on Villanova University’s Board of Trustees, former chairperson of the Dean’s Advisory Council for the Villanova School of Business, former member of the Economic and Community Advisory Committee for the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia and former director of the National Association of Convenience Stores.

Mr. Gheysens is also the Chairman of The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Board of Trustees and former member of The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Board of Overseers.

Mr. Gheysens graduated from the Villanova University School of Business with a Bachelor of Science in Accountancy. He obtained his Master of Business Administration from Saint Joseph’s University and was a Certified Public Accountant in New Jersey.

Mr. Gheysens became a director of WSFS Financial Corporation in 2017 and will be up for reelection at the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

Lynn B. McKee brings to our Board of Directors extensive corporate-level and day-to-day experience in employment, compensation and benefits matters at the regional, national and international levels. In addition to her expertise in human resources, Ms. McKee brings crisis management, corporate governance, executive leadership, and public company oversight skills.

Ms. McKee provides invaluable guidance in the area of leadership and talent acquisition through the vast experience she gained during her over 40-year career with Aramark, a global services management company, and the breadth of roles she served in their HR department.

Most recently, Ms. McKee served as Executive Vice President, Human Resources for Aramark. Her career with Aramark spanned from 1980 until her retirement in 2023, including roles as Director of Employee relations; Vice President, Corporate Human Resources, where she was responsible for executive development and compensation; and Senior Vice President Human Resources, Aramark Global Food, Hospitality and Facility Services.

Ms. McKee has also led Aramark’s Corporate Communications, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Sustainability, Community Relations, Corporate Real Estate and Air and Meeting Services.

Ms. McKee serves on the Board of Directors of Vestis (formerly known as Aramark Uniform Services). She previously served as director of Bryn Mawr Bank Corporation and the Bryn Mawr Trust Company, and as a member of the Board of Trustees for Saint Joseph’s University.

Ms. McKee earned her bachelor’s degree in accounting from Saint Joseph’s University and her Master of Business Administration from Drexel University.

Ms. McKee became a director of WSFS Financial Corporation in 2022 and will be up for reelection at the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

David G. Turner brings significant expertise in banking and financial markets with experience in the areas of product development, marketing, sales, analytics, technology, channels and customer experience.

Since June 2019, Mr. Turner has been Managing Partner for Financial Services for all Consulting in the Americas for IBM.

Previously, Mr. Turner was Vice President and Partner, Service Line Leader for North America Global Business Services  for IBM and Global Industry Leader, Financial Services Big Data, Analytics and Cognitive Industry Platforms in the Global Services Division for IBM.

In 2009, Mr. Turner founded Sovereign Partners Consulting, LLC working with key major banking clients worldwide focusing on strategy and IT consulting.

Prior to that, Mr. Turner served in various capacities with MBNA and its successor, Bank of America as Senior Executive Vice President, Group Executive tasked with creating MBNA’s Research and Development Department, and Chief Data Officer.

Mr. Turner is a Distinguished Industry Leader – Banking/Financial Markets – with IBM’s Industry Academy. He has previously served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Delaware State University and Director of the US Chamber of Commerce. He is an adjunct professor at the University of Delaware.

He earned his Bachelor of Science in Computer Science/Mathematics from Delaware State University, a Master of Science in Management Information Systems from Fairleigh Dickenson University and is an alumnus of the Dartmouth-Amos Tuck Executive Masters of Business Administration Education Program.

Mr. Turner has been a director of WSFS Financial Corporation since 2013 and will be up for reelection at the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.