2025 Power 100: Dana Neshe

A woman with shoulder length grey hair wears a black top and sits at a white table with her hands together wearing a purple watch, pink bracelet, and gold rings and bracelets.

Photo I Courtesy of Middlesex Savings Bank Dana Neshe, chair, president, and CEO of Middlesex Savings Bank in Natick

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Dana Neshe Title Chair, president & CEO Compnay Middlesex Savings Bank, in Natick Employees 489 Residence Hopkinton Colleges Framingham State University, University of Maryland University College Read all the 2025 Power 100 profiles here
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When Neshe stepped into her executive roles in 2024, she made Middlesex Savings the largest woman-run bank in Central Massachusetts. She was promoted from her previous position as chief operating officer, playing a key role in the bank rounding out last year with more than $6 billion in total assets and $5.2 billion in total deposits.

Today, Neshe leads the region’s third-largest bank by centering employee and community engagement at the nearly 200-year-old institution to best serve the community and customer. For instance, Middlesex Savings approved more than 600 loans in 2024, totalling nearly $11 million, after becoming an approved lender under the Mass Save HEAT Loan Program.

The bank has begun outreach to the region’s youth, developing Money Matters: a financial literacy curriculum taught by Middlesex Saving employees at neighboring organizations, including the nonprofit Girls Inc.

Neshe also facilitated the bank’s partnership with the business coaching organization SCORE Boston in 2024, administering free seminars on subjects including social media, marketing, and understanding cash flow. Due to its strong reception, the partnership was renewed for 2025.

But Neshe’s influence doesn’t end with those engaged in banking. As the president of Middlesex Savings Charitable Foundation, she has helped distribute $4.3 million in grants, donations, and sponsorships to regional nonprofits.

Mica Kanner-Mascolo is a staff writer at Worcester Business Journal, who primarily covers the healthcare and diversity, equity, and inclusion industries.