Melanie Samoska is a Senior Vice President and Private Client Advisor at Bank of America Private Bank in Baltimore, Maryland. Drawing on her own extensive financial industry experience and the deep resources of the Private Bank, she guides ultra-high-net-worth families, executives and business owners in creating strategies to pursue their wealth management objectives.

Melanie leads a team of specialists who work in concert to design and implement strategies tailored to individual goals. These include investment management, pre-liquidity event planning and philanthropy. The team can also offer trust and estate planning services, as well as customized credit and lending solutions.   

Melanie joined the Private Bank (formerly U.S. Trust) in 2016. Her previous financial experience included four years in credit and lending and eight years as a business banking relationship manager. In that role, she worked primarily with mid-size businesses. She started her financial services career in 2001, after graduating from the University of Missouri-Columbia with a Bachelor of Science degree. 

Melanie is a former board member of Catch a Lift Fund, an initiative to provide gym memberships, fitness equipment and wellness programs for wounded post-9/11 veterans. She is an active volunteer with other veteran organizations, and also serves in her Homeland community in Baltimore City and with Towson University’s Professional Leadership for Women program. A sports enthusiast, Melanie played competitive tennis and once had a 5.0 ranking with the U.S. Tennis Association. She is an avid baseball fan and volunteers as a coach for a variety of youth athletics.