Buffalo Urban League Hires Banking Exec as New CEO

The Buffalo Urban League (Buffalo, NY) has recruited a new president and CEO: Thomas Beauford Jr. will assume the post on Aug. 31.

Beauford comes to the agency with more than 20 years of strategic and operations management experience, primarily in the financial-services industry, most recently with M&T Bank, where he was a vice president in the risk management and regulatory affairs division.

Beauford takes over for Brenda McDuffie, who is retiring after 22 years at the helm, growing the agency to an annual budget of $6 million with an array of workforce development and education programs across the region.

Finch credited McDuffie for her longtime leadership at the agency. “It is important for us to build up on the tremendous legacy she has established,” he said.

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