Michael High

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Biography

Mr. Michael High serves as a Partner at Patriot Financial Partners. He also serves as a Board Member at Darien Rowayton Bank. He served as a Board Member at Elderlife Financial Services. Mr. High has more than 35 years of banking experience. Prior to joining Patriot Financial Partners L.P., Mr. High served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Harleysville National Corporation from 2005 through 2008 and as Chief Financial Officer during 2004 his initial year at Harleysville. From 1998 through 2004, Michael was Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer at Progress Financial Corporation. In these capacities, he was responsible for Finance, Asset/Liability Management, Mergers and Acquisitions, Investor Relations, Operations, Risk Management, Facilities and Human Resources. Prior to joining Progress, Mr. High was Senior Vice President of Finance at CoreStates Financial Corp. following the merger in 1996 between CoreStates Financial Corp. and Meridian Bancorp where he was Senior Vice President of Finance. In a prior position, Mr. High was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer with Meritor Savings Bank. He began his career in the Philadelphia office of PricewaterhouseCoopers (formerly Coopers & Lybrand). He is also a Board Member at 1st Mariner Bank.