Kristy Berner

General Counsel at WEBSTER FINANCIAL CORPORATION

Net worth: 2 M $ as of 2026-06-29

51 year

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Kristy L.
Berner currently works at Webster Financial Corp., as Secretary, Executive VP & General Counsel from 2023, New York State Bar Association, as Member, Connecticut Bar Association, Inc., as Member, Webster Bank, NA, as Secretary, Executive VP & General Counsel from 2023, and Society for Corporate Governance, Inc., as Member.
Ms. Berner also formerly worked at KeyCorp, as Deputy General Counsel & Assistant Secretary from 2016 to 2018, First Niagara Financial Group, Inc., as Secretary, Senior Vice President & General Counsel, M&T Bank Corp., as EVP, Deputy General Counsel & Assistant Secretary, People's United Bank NA (Bridgeport, Connecticut), as Secretary, Executive VP & General Counsel, People's United Financial, Inc., as Secretary, Executive VP & General Counsel from 2018 to 2022, First Niagara Bank NA, as Secretary & General Counsel, Hodgson Russ LLP, as Principal from 2002 to 2010, and KeyBank NA (Cleveland, Ohio), as EVP, Deputy General Counsel & Assistant Secretary.
Ms. Berner received her undergraduate degree, graduate degree, and Masters Business Admin degree from State University of New York at Buffalo.

Known holdings in public companies

Company	Date	Number of shares	Valuation	Valuation date
WEBSTER FINANCIAL CORPORATION 0.01%	2026-04-12	24,181 ( 0.01% )	2 M $	2026-06-29

Kristy Berner active positions

Companies	Position	Start
WEBSTER FINANCIAL CORPORATION	General Counsel	2023-09-18
Connecticut Bar Association, Inc. Connecticut Bar Association, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides legal services	Corporate Officer/Principal	-
New York State Bar Association New York State Bar Association Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as a bar association	Corporate Officer/Principal	-
Webster Bank, NA Webster Bank, NA Major BanksFinance Provides banking services	General Counsel	2023-09-18
Society for Corporate Governance, Inc. Society for Corporate Governance, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides advisory services, professional development and education through seminars and conferences in corporate governance area	Corporate Officer/Principal	-

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Former positions of Kristy Berner

Companies	Position	End
PEOPLE'S UNITED FINANCIAL, INC.	General Counsel	2022-03-31
KEYCORP	General Counsel	2017-12-31
First Niagara Bank NA First Niagara Bank NA Major BanksFinance Provides financial and banking services	General Counsel	2015-12-31
Hodgson Russ LLP Hodgson Russ LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides legal services	Corporate Officer/Principal	2009-12-31
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Private companies	14
KeyCorp KeyCorp Major BanksFinance Operates as a bank holding company whose subsidiary provides banking services	Finance
First Niagara Financial Group, Inc. First Niagara Financial Group, Inc. Major BanksFinance Operates as a bank holding company	Finance
M&T Bank Corp. M&T Bank Corp. Regional BanksFinance Operates as a bank holding company whose subsidiaries provides banking services	Finance
People's United Bank NA (Bridgeport, Connecticut) People's United Bank NA (Bridgeport, Connecticut) Major BanksFinance Operates as a national commercial bank	Finance
Webster Financial Corp. Webster Financial Corp. Savings BanksFinance Operates as a bank holding company whose subsidiary provides banking services	Finance
People's United Financial, Inc. People's United Financial, Inc. Major BanksFinance Operates as a bank holding company whose subsidiary provides banking services	Finance
First Niagara Bank NA First Niagara Bank NA Major BanksFinance Provides financial and banking services	Finance
Hodgson Russ LLP Hodgson Russ LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides legal services	Commercial Services
State University of New York at Buffalo State University of New York at Buffalo Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
KeyBank NA (Cleveland, Ohio) KeyBank NA (Cleveland, Ohio) Major BanksFinance Provides banking services	Finance
New York State Bar Association New York State Bar Association Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as a bar association	Commercial Services
Society for Corporate Governance, Inc. Society for Corporate Governance, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides advisory services, professional development and education through seminars and conferences in corporate governance area	Commercial Services
Connecticut Bar Association, Inc. Connecticut Bar Association, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides legal services	Commercial Services
Webster Bank, NA Webster Bank, NA Major BanksFinance Provides banking services	Finance