Jack L. Kopnisky

Jack L. Kopnisky currently serves as President and CEO of Sterling Bancorp and its principal banking subsidiary Sterling National Bank. Under Mr.Kopnisky's leadership, Sterling has grown from $3.2 billion in assets in 2011 to $32 billion in assets in 2018. Prior to his appointment, Mr.Kopnisky served as Chief Executive Officer of SJB Escrow Corporation, a $1.1 billion investment pool since 2009, and as a partner in Mercatus LLC, a national financial services consulting and investing firm, since 2008. From 2005 until 2008, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of First Marblehead Corporation, a provider of outsourcing services for private education lending. Before joining First Marblehead, Mr.Kopnisky held several top executive positions at KeyCorp. He was President of the Consumer Banking Group and CEO and President of KeyBank USA. Mr.Kopnisky held full P&L responsibilities for a $65 billion business portfolio and helped Key Corp build one of the largest branch networks in the United States.