Brian W. Jones

Brian W. Jones

Board Member | President and CEO, The First National Bank of Elmer – Elmer, NJ

Brian W. Jones, a Class A director, is director, president, and chief executive officer of The First National Bank of Elmer. In this capacity, he provides leadership for all bankwide initiatives, programs, and activities.

Jones serves on the board of directors for NJ Bankers; the Rutgers School of Business–Camden Dean’s Leadership Council; the advisory board of the American Bankers Association Stonier Graduate School of Banking; the board of trustees for the Atlantic Cape Community College Foundation; the board of trustees for Cape May County Coast Guard Community Foundation; the board of trustees for the Cape May Point Arts and Science Center; the host committee for The Franklin Institute Awards; the Jefferson Health Foundation — New Jersey Business Leadership Council; the leadership council of Maryville Integrative Care; the board of directors for the Scouting America Garden State Council; and the editorial advisory council of the ProSight Financial Association.

Jones has been recognized with the President’s Volunteer Service Award — Lifetime Achievement issued by the Corporation for National and Community Service, the Advocacy in Action award by Maryville Integrated Care, the Lifetime Achievement Award from Risk Management Association, and Humanitarian of the Year from Emmanuel Cancer Foundation. Jones received the Greg Davis Community Service Award from the Volunteer Center of South Jersey and the ICON Award from NJBIZ. He was named among South Jersey’s top Power 50 leaders in 2022 by South Jersey Biz magazine; as Citizen of the Year by both the Garden State Council, Boy Scouts of America, and the Gloucester County Chamber of Commerce; and on the 2026 Finance Power List and 2021 Leaders in Finance by NJBIZ.

Jones is a graduate of the American Bankers Association Stonier Graduate School of Banking at the University of Delaware. He has a B.A. in administrative studies from Glassboro State College, now Rowan University, and an A.S. in business administration and an A.A.S. in banking and finance technology from Gloucester County College, now Rowan College of South Jersey.

Committee Assignments

  • Executive Committee
  • Audit Committee

District member banks elect three Class A directors to represent banking and three Class B directors to represent the public; the Board of Governors appoints three Class C directors to represent the public, including the chair and deputy chair of the board.

Term ends on December 31, 2027.