Ronald Covey, Jr. '78

Ron became the eighth Chief Executive Officer of St. Mary’s Bank in the credit union’s 100⁺-year history in December 2008. St. Mary's Bank is the nation’s first credit union, founded in 1908 and headquartered in Manchester, New Hampshire. The cooperative credit union now serves over 130,000 consumers and business members and has over $1.3 billion in assets.

Prior to joining St. Mary’s, Ron was Executive Vice President and Director of the Commercial Banking Division of Ocean Bank (now People’s United). Ron began his career in financial services in 1978, and he has held various positions over the last 43 years.

Ron currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors, Cooperative Credit Union Association; the Board of Trustees, Palace Theatre Trust; the Advisory Board, Daniel Webster Council of the Boy Scouts of America; Trustee, Manchester Boys & Girls Club; Board of Directors, America’s Credit Union Museum Foundation. Ron is past Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the New Hampshire Institute of Art, past Chairman of the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce, and past Chairman of the Bishop’s Charitable Assistance Fund.

Ron is an Eagle Scout and a graduate of the Leadership New Hampshire and Leadership Greater Manchester programs. He was listed as one of NH Business Review’s New Hampshire 200 Influential Business Leaders in 2020, and he received the Daniel Webster Council Boy Scouts of America Distinguished Citizen of the Year Award in 2015.

Ron received a master’s degree in finance from Southern New Hampshire University and a bachelor of science degree in business administration from the University of New Hampshire.