Ralph Francis Palleschi

Ralph Francis Palleschi is President and Chief Operating Officer at First Long Island Investors LLC. Mr. Palleschi has been Independent Director at Sterling Bancorp since 1996. He served as Chief Operating Officer of New York Islanders hockey team from 1993 to 1997. Mr. Palleschi founded First Long Island Investors in 1983 and currently serves as the President and Chief Operating Officer and is the Portfolio Manager for FLI Core. As Portfolio Manager, he directs all investment related activities including portfolio management, research, and risk management. Prior to First Long Island Investors, Mr. Palleschi served as Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Entenmann’s Inc. from 1977 to 1983. He was an Employee of Peat Marwick, Mitchell & Co. (predecessor of KPMG LLP) from 1968 to 1977. He is the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Variety Child Learning Center. He is Member of the Board of Directors of the Viscardi Center. He began his career with the international accounting firm of Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co., on their audit staff in 1968. He was President of W. P. Stewart Asset Management (NA), Inc. from 1998 to 2003. He was the non-executive Chairman for Astoria Financial Corporation from 2012 until 2017, when it was acquired by Sterling Bancorp (NYSE: STL), the parent company of Sterling National Bank. Mr. Palleschi currently serves on the Sterling board of directors. He is Director of The Viscardi Center. Mr. Palleschi graduated from St. John’s University in 1968 and is a Certified Public Accountant. He holds a B.B.A., St. John’s University.