Peapack-Gladstone Financial (PGC) S-8 Registration of securities for employees

EXHIBIT 23.2

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation of our report dated March 13, 2020 relating to the consolidated financial statements and effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2019, and to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in the prospectus.

/s/ Crowe LLP
Crowe LLP

Livingston, New Jersey

May 14, 2020