Christopher Ryder, Putnam County National Bank Christopher Ryder is Executive Vice President of Putnam County National Bank in Carmel, New York. Christopher is directly engaged in all aspects of the Bank’s lending operations, in addition to serving as the Bank’s in-house legal counsel for a wide range of matters.

Most recently, Christopher helped implement the SBA’s Paycheck Protection Program at PCNB, which issued hundreds of loans to community businesses during the COVID pandemic.

Prior to joining PCNB, Christopher was a corporate attorney at a law firm in New York City. Christopher advised clients on a host of complex commercial transactions and provided practical solutions to his client’s legal and regulatory concerns.

Christopher received his Bachelor of Arts from Johns Hopkins University and his Juris Doctor from the University of Chicago Law School. Born and raised in Carmel, Christopher currently lives in Mahopac with his girlfriend, Alley, and Newfoundland dog, Bear.