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. Neshe helped establish the Middlesex Savings Charitable Foundation in 2000, which has since distributed more than $17 million to local organizations.
CORRECTION: A previous version of this story incorrectly said Dana Neshe is president of the Middlesex Savings Charitable Foundation. She helped found the organization but no longer serves as its president.
Mica Kanner-Mascolo is a staff writer at Worcester Business Journal, who primarily covers the healthcare and diversity, equity, and inclusion industries.
