John Perate

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Senior Vice President, M&T Bank

John Perate has been a senior vice president with M&T Bank for the past nine years. He is a group manager in corporate banking, with oversight of Berks and Lehigh Valley markets. Prior to M&T Bank, Perate worked for Santander Bank, formerly known as Sovereign Bank, where he was a relationship manager with their commercial bank. Perate also spent time on assignment in London working with Santander’s corporate global banking team.

Perate is very active in the community, currently serving as immediate past board chair for Berks Encore, and he is also a board member for the Berks Business Education Coalition, Law Foundation of Berks County, and the Manufacturers Resource Center. He also serves on the Alvernia University President’s Advisory Committee and is a committee member for Ben Franklin Technology Partners. Perate also volunteers with the United Way of Berks County as a member of their Campaign Cabinet. He previously served as president of the Penn State Berks Alumni Society.

Perate is married to his wife of 25 years, Michelle, and together they have two sons and a daughter. Perate's outside interests include all things Philly sports and he is a season ticket holder for Penn State ice hockey and football teams. He is also a lifetime member of the Penn State Alumni Association.

John has a B.S. degree in marketing and international business from Penn State, along with time abroad studying international business at the University of Limburg in the Netherlands.