Head of Community Markets
 

August (Augie) Chiasera is M&T Bank’s Head of Community Markets. In this role, Augie oversees the activities of M&T’s Regional Presidents as they serve customers, strengthen communities, and support employees.
 

In addition, Augie oversees M&T’s Community Financing business including Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC), renewable energy investments, Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) activities, and government relations. He also serves as President and Chairman of The M&T Bank Foundation. 
 

Augie joined the bank in 1993 as part of its Executive Associate program. He relocated to Baltimore in 2002 following M&T’s acquisition of Allfirst Financial, playing a key role in its integration. Since then, he has held leadership roles across business units and enterprise strategy, including leading a multi-year review of M&T’s lending and deposit business and managing the bank’s global sourcing operations. 
 

More recently, Augie served as Regional President for Baltimore, where he led more than 1,200 local employees and guided M&T’s community and business engagement efforts across the Greater Baltimore region, and as M&T’s Head of Service Modernization. 
 

Deeply committed to civic leadership, Augie is Board Chair of the Baltimore Development Corporation and serves on the boards of the Greater Baltimore Committee, Neighborhood Impact Investment Fund, Maryland Economic Development Commission, Garrison Forest School, Roca, Inc., and Make-A-Wish Mid-Atlantic. 
 

Augie holds an MBA from the University of Chicago, and a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Boston University.