Our People

Role

In his role on the senior management team of Washington Trust Wealth Management, Peter provides leadership and guidance to an accomplished group of 15 portfolio professionals managing relationships valued in excess of $3 billion. He also chairs business line’s Third-Party Manager Committee and is a voting member of both the Equity Growth and Equity Income committees, as well as the Fixed Income Committee.

Experience

Mr. Sheehan has over thirty-five years of experience in financial institutions, with most of that time focused solely on investment-related activities. Peter joined Washington Trust in 2005 coming from a senior leadership role at Bank of America. His previous experience includes senior leadership positions at both Fleet Bank and Citizens Investment Services.

Education

Peter is a graduate of the University of New Hampshire, where he majored in English.

Community Involvement

Since 1995, Peter has been an active board and executive committee member of In-Sight, a Rhode Island not-for-profit whose mission is to inspire confidence, build skills and empower people who are blind and visually impaired to become fully integrated, equally valued members of society by providing diverse services that produce opportunities and choices. He also is active within Saint Francis of Assisi, as both a member of the Finance Counsel and as a Eucharistic Minister.