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John R. Buran is a Director, President and Chief Executive Officer of Flushing Financial Corporation, holding company for Flushing Savings Bank. He joined Flushing in 2001 as Chief Operating Officer and became a Director of the bank and holding company in 2003.
A seasoned executive, John has spent more than 27 years in the banking industry, beginning with Citibank in 1977. There he held a variety of management positions including Business Manager of their retail distribution in Westchester, Long Island and Manhattan and Vice President in charge of their Investment Sales Division. John left Citibank to become Senior Vice President, Division Head for Retail Services of NatWest Bank and later Executive Vice President of Fleet Bank's (now Bank of America) retail branch system in New York City, Long Island, Westchester and Southern Connecticut. John also spent time as a consultant and Assistant to the President of Carver Bank, the nation's largest minority controlled bank.
Throughout his career, John has devoted his time to a variety of charitable and not-for profit organizations. He has been a board member of the Long Island Association, both the Nassau and Suffolk County Boy Scouts, Family and Children's Association, EAS, Long Island University, the Long Island Philharmonic and Channel 21. He was the fundraising chairman for the Suffolk County Vietnam Veteran's War Memorial in Farmingville, and has been recipient of the Boy Scouts' Chief Scout Citizen Award. His work in the community has been recognized by Family and Children's Association, and the Gurwin Jewish Geriatric Center. He was also a recipient of the Long Island Association's SBA Small Business Advocate Award. John was honored with St. Joseph's College's Distinguished Service Award in 1998 and 2004. Today, he serves on the Board of Trustees of the College. He is also a Board member and past Board President of Neighborhood Housing Services of NYC.
John received his B.S. degree in Management and an MBA both from New York University.
John and his wife Denise, a Vice President at HSBC, reside in Massapequa New York. They have four adult children John, Christopher, Michael and James who live nearby in Nassau County and Queens. | 