Matthew Lesser

Matthew Lesser, CFA, currently serves as the Director of Originations at First Citizens Bank, a position held since January 2022, focusing on business development and private equity sponsor coverage across key urban markets in the United States, with an emphasis on Asset Based Lending and Specialty/Lender Finance. Prior to this role, Matthew was with CIT from 2012, where similar responsibilities were undertaken, providing working capital solutions to middle-market companies and private equity firms. Matthew's earlier experience includes strategic roles at American Express, spanning from finance and strategy to business development, as well as a summer internship at the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation. Matthew earned a Bachelor of Science in Business, Finance from Indiana University - Kelley School of Business.