Michael Wisler

Chief Information Officer, M&T Bank

Michael Wisler is such a visible figure in the local tech scene – a driving force behind M&T Bank's tech hub, the new chairman of 43North – that it's hard to believe he had to be persuaded to move here in the first place. Wisler was working for Capital One in the Washington, D.C., area when M&T Bank recruited him to be its chief information officer. After much deliberation, Wisler accepted the offer in 2018. Now he advocates for making Buffalo an appealing place for tech workers and other recruits, through new assets like the tech hub in Seneca One tower and playing up the region's strengths, like its cost of living and higher-education system.