Leadership

Jean Galliano President - Leadership

Jean Galliano serves as President of Junior Achievement of Greater Hampton Roads, a role she assumed in March 2025. She brings more than three decades of commercial banking experience, including nearly two decades with Fulton Bank—serving as a Commercial Market Executive in Pennsylvania before leading the Hampton Roads market for over six years. During her tenure, she opened the bank’s first Loan Production Office in Norfolk in 2023 and strengthened its presence across the Hampton Roads region. With a proven record in strategic planning, team development, relationship-building, and community engagement, Jean’s leadership philosophy emphasizes collaboration, empowerment, and innovation, aligning perfectly with JA’s mission to inspire and prepare young people for success.

Jean’s passion for education and economic mobility is evident through her active community involvement. She has served on the Women United Board for the United Way of South Hampton Roads, contributed to the Hampton Roads Community Action Program’s Community Builders Award Planning Committee, and partnered with United Way and Operation Hope to deliver financial wellness counseling and first-time homebuyer education. A graduate of the University of Colorado’s Graduate School of Banking (with special honors) and Moravian University, she is also an alumna of the CIVIC Leadership Institute.

Her interest in Junior Achievement deepened after volunteering with the organization and participating in its Women’s Empowerment event for high school students. Inspired by JA’s proven ability to instill an entrepreneurial mindset and equip young people with financial literacy skills, Jean believes these tools are among the most powerful drivers of economic mobility—particularly for students in under-resourced communities.