# Sam Sidhu

> Sam Sidhu is president and CEO of Customers Bancorp and Customers Bank. A former Goldman Sachs investment banker and Providence Equity Partners investor, he founded Megalith Capital Management before joining Customers Bank full time in 2020. He became the bank’s CEO in July 2021 and succeeded his father, Jay Sidhu, as parent-company CEO in January 2026. His current agenda combines personal banking relationships with automation across lending, deposits and payments.

- **Role:** President and Chief Executive Officer of Customers Bancorp, Inc. and Customers Bank
- **Organizations:** Customers Bancorp, Inc., Customers Bank, Megalith Capital Management, Providence Equity Partners, Goldman Sachs, NYSE Listed Company Advisory Board, Committee for Economic Development of The Conference Board
- **Education:** Bachelor’s degree, University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School, MBA, Harvard Business School
- **Known for:** Named Executive of the Year in Business Intelligence Group’s 2026 Excellence in Customer Service Awards., Appointed to the NYSE Listed Company Advisory Board., Trustee of the Committee for Economic Development of The Conference Board.

## Career timeline

- **2005-2007** — Investment banker in Goldman Sachs’ Technology, Media and Telecommunications group.
- **2007-2009; 2011-2012** — Worked at Providence Equity Partners.
- **—** — Founded and led real estate investment firm Megalith Capital Management before joining Customers Bank full time. Public filings give differing founding years.
- **2012** — Joined the Customers Bank board.
- **2020** — Became a full-time executive, serving as Customers Bank vice chairman and COO and head of corporate development at Customers Bancorp.
- **2021-07** — Became Customers Bank president and CEO and Customers Bancorp president.
- **2026-01** — Succeeded Jay Sidhu as Customers Bancorp CEO, retaining leadership of Customers Bank.

## Achievements

- Named Executive of the Year in Business Intelligence Group’s 2026 Excellence in Customer Service Awards.
- Appointed to the NYSE Listed Company Advisory Board.
- Trustee of the Committee for Economic Development of The Conference Board.
- Led Customers Bank during expansion of its technology, product offerings and national banking businesses.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — October 22 results reported $22.6 billion in deposits, $18.5 billion in loans and $78.4 million in net income available to common shareholders for Q3 2026. The bank reported a deposit onboarding pilot opening accounts in minutes.
- **2026-10** — Announced collaboration with Palantir on deposit onboarding using Foundry and AIP.
- **2026-10** — Published “Money Never Sleeps: Banking And Payments As A 24/7 Ecosystem” through Forbes Business Council.
- **2026-06** — Customers Bank announced an ElevenLabs collaboration for conversational AI.
- **2026-04** — Customers announced expanded collaboration with OpenAI; Sidhu used a voice clone for prepared earnings-call remarks.
- **2026-01** — Became Customers Bancorp CEO effective January 1.

## Links

- Website: https://www.customersbank.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ssidhu
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/CustomersBank
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MmYrjSNMlI
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/customersbank/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CustomersBank

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Last updated: 2026-10-23