Education
Graduate with degree in business and finance, Pace University.
Graduate with degree in business and finance, Pace University.
Joined Community Bank, 1965, held various positions in all lines of operations, 1965—1989, president, chief operating officer, 1989—1993, chairman, 1993—2001, since 2007. President, Chief Executive Officer New York Community Bancorp, Inc., 1993—2007, chairman, president, Chief Executive Officer, 2007—2010, president, Chief Executive Officer, since 2011. Board directors Federal Home Loan Bank of New York, RSI Retirement Trust, Peter B. Cannell & Company, Inc.
Former member Thrift Institutions Advisory Council of the Federal Reserve Board, Washington.
Board dirs Queens Chamber of Commerce, since 1990. Board directors New York Hall of Science, New York Hospital-Queens. Member executive committee Queens Chamber of Commerce, since 1992.
President Queens Borough Public Library., Queens Library. Foundation Board; member advisory council Queens Museum of Art. Member of New York Bankers Association (director, chairman-metropolitan area division), American Bankers Council (member budget committee), American Bankers Association (board directors).