About Sushil Tuli
Sushil K. Tuli has been one of the leading figures in financial services throughout Massachusetts for nearly thirty-five years. Mr. Tuli founded Leader Bank in May of 2002, opening a single branch in East Arlington with seven team members and $6.5 million in assets. Mr. Tuli has guided Leader Bank to become one of the top community banks in the country, with 385 team members across six full service branches and ten loan production centers, and over $4.4 billion in assets. Since its founding, Mr. Tuli has grown all facets of Leader Bank’s business, with a particular focus on retail banking, residential mortgages and both commercial and small business lending.
Mr. Tuli and Leader Bank have been repeatedly honored for their success over the last decade. Under Mr. Tuli’s leadership, Leader Bank has received both a 5-Star Superior Rating from Bauer Financial in every quarter since 2010 and an “A” or “Excellent” rating from Weiss Ratings every year since 2009. Mr. Tuli also received a New England Choice Awards Lifetime Achievement Award in 2019 for his successes in the financial services industry.
Mr. Tuli’s leadership extends beyond his work with Leader Bank, having served in 1999 as the Chairman of the Massachusetts Mortgage Bankers Association, the largest mortgage banking industry association in New England. Mr. Tuli is currently serving on the Board of Directors for the Massachusetts Growth Capital Corporation and the Board of Trustees for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Mr. Tuli also recently served on the Board of Directors for the Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency and was a member of both the Massachusetts Home Ownership Advisory Committee and Fannie Mae’s Affordable Housing Advisory Council. Mr. Tuli is regularly interviewed and quoted regarding his experience in and knowledge of lending and banking in Massachusetts and nationwide, and has been the subject of personal profiles in publications such as the Boston Globe and Banker and Tradesman.
Mr. Tuli received a master’s of public administration in 1975 from Punjab University in India and graduated from the Harvard Business School’s Owner, President and Management Program in 2010. Mr. Tuli was also recognized by Franklin Pierce University in 2018 with an honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters for his contributions to the banking industry.
Building Interest Podcast - Episode 3: Talking Banking and Small Business with Sushil Tuli
