Tom Westdyk

New Jersey
Secretary
Tom, his wife Cathie and their three daughters live in Summit, New Jersey. The Westdyks have been involved with the MRF since 2014, a year after their oldest child Christopher was diagnosed with melanoma at the age of 16. Chris was honored with a Courage Award at the 2017 MRF New York Gala. Cathie was the Chairwomen of the 2018 New York Gala. Chris lost his six-year battle with melanoma in June of 2019, having fought valiantly and living a very full life in the midst of ongoing treatment and several surgeries.
Tom is a Managing Director and Group Head of First Citizens Bank’s Technology Media and Telecom Group. In this role, he is responsible for the Bank’s leveraged finance origination and advisory efforts for client relationships in the Technology, Entertainment, Media and Communications Infrastructure industries. He has been with First Citizens and prior owned firms since 1998.
Tom holds a Bachelor of Science degree in finance from Lehigh University and an MBA in international finance from Fordham University.