Prior to his current role, Chad Wiedenhofer served as an Assistant Vice President overseeing credit, documentation and operations for First American’s Western U.S. region. He holds a bachelor’s degree in business management from St. John Fisher College. He completed his M.B.A. at the University of Rochester’s Simon School of Business with concentrations in finance and entrepreneurship and is currently a Level II candidate for the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. Chad is also an adjunct professor at the St. John Fisher College Bittner School of Business. He was the recipient of First American’s "Chairman’s Award" for excellence in character and leadership in 2006. Chad and his wife, Jess, reside in Fairport, New York.