Aliyu Ahmed is a Senior Vice President and Private Client Advisor II with Bank of America Private Bank in Century City, California. Aliyu works closely with high net-worth individuals and families to help optimize and manage their wealth. By identifying a client’s primary goals and needs, Aliyu and his team coordinate local resources and the national capabilities of Bank of America Enterprise to help clients reach their objectives. He leads a team of Bank of America Private Bank specialists who work in concert to design and implement tailored financial strategies in investing management, trust and estate planning services, liquidity-event strategies, lending and philanthropy.
Aliyu has worked in the financial services industry for 18 years. Prior to joining Bank of America Private Bank (formerly U.S Trust) in 2005, he served as a Vice President and Financial Center Manager III at Bank of America helping give him experience and insights into the wealth management needs of high-net-worth individuals and families. Previously, he was an Assistant Vice President and financial center Manager II, Senior Personal Banker and Loan Officer with Bank of America.
Aliyu obtained a Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) from Pepperdine University, a Master of Science in Risk Management from New York University (NYU), Master of Business Administration (MBA) from University of Wales, and Bachelor of Science (B.S) Banking and Finance from University of Maiduguri. He is Harvard alumnus who graduated from the Program for Leadership Development (PLDA)-Harvard Business School.
Aliyu also obtained several certifications ranging from strategic negotiation, competitive strategy, to risk management for corporate leaders, from Harvard Business School.
He currently serves on the West Los Angeles Leadership Council of Bank of America and an active member of Gamma Beta Sigma.
For more than 200 years, Bank of America Private Bank has helped clients navigate the complex challenges of managing significant wealth. We draw on the Private Bank's personalized approach, as well as the resources of Bank of America, to help individuals and familieis, businesses, and institutions achieve their financial objectives. Whether you're looking to preserve and share wealth, build philanthropic legacies or plan future growth, our commitment is to making your goals our priotity. At Bank of America Private Bank, we take pride in our history and in serving our clients' best interest. We also value the continual pursuit of innovation in a constantly transforming world. We apply this perspective to help our clients anticipate and respond to evolving markets, changing environments and the growing complexities of the financial landscape. Mindful of the past, our focus in on providing today's clients with disciplined financial strategies and a bridge across generations.