Mark R. DeFazio is President, Chief Executive Officer and a Founder of Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. (the Company) and Metropolitan Commercial Bank (the Bank). Under Mr. DeFazio’s leadership, the Bank has grown its assets from $8 million to more than $7 billion as of December 31, 2021. Prior to founding Metropolitan, Mr. DeFazio served for 13 years with Israel Discount Bank of New York, rising to the position of Senior Vice President and Head of Commercial Real Estate. Mr. DeFazio began his banking career in 1982 at Richmond County Savings Bank, where he held positions in operations, audit and real estate lending.