Chamber Connect

Please join us for our monthly networking happy hour series. This month we are hosted by M&T Bank at their 1350 I Street location, in the first floor lounge.

Among the special guest will be Kevin Pearson, Vice Chairman of M&T Bank. Kevin is an openly gay executive with M&T.

He was elected to this position in January 2014, and to the Board of Directors of M&T and M&T Bank in April 2018. He has responsibility for the Commercial Bank, Credit, Technology and Operations, Wealth and Institutional Divisions.

Pearson joined M&T Bank in 1989 as part of the Private Banking Division in New York City and went on to hold a number of management positions, including head of Commercial Lending in the Bank’s Tarrytown region, Philadelphia Regional President and New York City Metro-Area Executive. He joined Management Committee and was named Executive Vice President in 2002.

He received a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Commerce and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Santa Clara University. Upon graduation, he worked for Citicorp Credit Services and Citibank Private Banking.

Pearson is a trustee of the boards of Mercy Health Services and The Park School of Baltimore.

Catering is provided by NGLCC Certified Business Enterprise Owner, Chef Mikko. This is a DC-Based restaurant specializing in authentic Nordic Cuisine.