Mr. Jones brings exceptional financial, executive, and management experience gained through his experience as a CPA, CFO and CEO. He led and worked with M&T and M&T Bank throughout its years of growth and lends insight and perspective as we grow our company. Mr. Jones serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of M&T Bank Corporation ( M&T ) and its principal banking subsidiary, Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company ( M&T Bank ), positions he has held since December 2017. Mr. Jones is also a member of the Executive Committee of M&T and M&T Bank. Mr. Jones joined M&T Bank in 1992 and held a number of roles there prior to his elevation to Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer, including Executive Vice President of M&T from 2006 to 2017, Chief Financial Officer of M&T and M&T Bank from 2005 to 2016 and Vice Chairman of M&T Bank from 2014 to 2017. Mr. Jones is a director and member of the Audit and Risk Committee and Management and Budget Committee of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and previously served as a member of the Federal Advisory Council of the Federal Reserve Board. Mr. Jones serves as a steward for the Council for Inclusive Capitalism and as Chairman of the Bank Policy Institute. Mr. Jones is also on the Board of Trustees of Boston College, a member of the UB Council of the State University of New York at Buffalo, and a director of the Pan-Massachusetts Challenge, Inc., a nonprofit that raises money for adult and pediatric cancer treatment and research. Mr. Jones holds a B.S. in management science from Boston College and an M.B.A. with concentrations in finance, organization and markets from the University of Rochester Simon School of Business.