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David Femi currently serves as M&T Bank’s Regional Manager for Business & Professional Banking for Fairfield County and Southern Connecticut. From January 2020 to January 2024, he built the framework and infrastructure as the Head of M&T Bank’s Multicultural Banking & Diverse Market Strategy. David is well sort after nationally and internationally as a diverse and multicultural strategy expert and thought leader.

He currently serves on various boards including serving on the board of directors for the Housatonic Community College Foundation; Vice-Chairman of the Greater Bridgeport Business Regional Council and, David also serves on the leadership committee of the American Bankers Association Black Banker Employee Resource Group.

David was recognized for his work in championing community revitalization efforts via financial wellness programs and working with numerous community and private sector leaders to improve the plight of Buffalo’s East Side community. He was awarded the Buffalo Black Achievers Leadership Award in 2019. In 2022, the Buffalo Business First recognized David as one of the ‘Who’s who in Banking” in WNY (Western New York).