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Michael J. Falcone '57 BS

Mike Falcone Michael J. Falcone '57 BS founded The Pioneer Group in 1975, the predecessor to The Pioneer Companies, one of the largest developers of commercial office properties in northern New York. Falcone also co-founded the Pyramid Companies, a real estate development firm. He has been chairman of Reliance Bank, a private bank headquartered in White Plains, New York since November 2000. He has been chairman of Pioneer Development Company, a real estate development and management companies, headquartered in Syracuse, since 1987 and also serves as chairman of The Pioneer Companies. He served as chairman of the Board of Directors of FNB Rochester Corp. and its subsidiary, First National Bank of Rochester from 1992 until April 1999, when it was sold to M&T Bank. He has been a trustee of Keystone Property Trust since August 1998. He serves as a trustee of SU and on the Whitman Corporate Advisory Council.