Leigh-Alexandra Basha Biography and Net Worth

Ms. Leigh-Alexandra Basha has served as a director of both the Company and the Bank since February 2024. Ms. Basha is a partner at the law firm McDermott Will & Schulte, LLP, where she leads the firm’s Private Client Practice Group in Washington, D.C. Her practice focuses on international estate and tax planning, including estate and trust administration, family wealth preservation, tax compliance, business succession planning, and pre-immigration planning. Prior to her current position at McDermott Will & Schulte, LLP, which she assumed in 2015, Ms. Basha was a partner at Holland & Knight, LLP for a decade, during which time she chaired its International Private Wealth Services practice. Ms. Basha has served as an adjunct professor at American University Washington College of Law, teaching wills, trusts, and estates. She has authored or edited various publications on international tax and estate planning, including “A Guide to International Estate Planning: Drafting, Compliance, and Administration Strategies,” Second Edition. Ms. Basha is a Director of Hopecam and Greendale Estates, Inc. She received her A.B. degree from Georgetown University, her J.D. from American University Washington College of Law and her Master of Laws from Georgetown University Law Center.

In her capacity as a director of the Company and the Bank, Ms. Basha’s contributions are independent of her professional obligations at McDermott Will & Schulte, LLP. She chairs the Trust Oversight Committee of the Bank’s Board of Directors and is a member of the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board. Ms. Basha’s experience in trusts and estate law qualifies her to serve on our Board of Directors.