Dega Nalayeh is a Managing Director and Private Client Advisor at Bank of America Private Bank in Los Angeles, California. She is committed to making the financial world less complex for ultra-high-net-worth families, focusing on highly personalized wealth planning strategies and solutions. Dega has been with Bank of America since 1998, joining the Private Bank in 2006.
Dega connects easily with wealth creators, sharing their passion for projects which can be made possible by their substantial wealth. Whether you are considering a new business venture, a legacy possibility or socially impactful giving, Dega and her team can offer experienced and thoughtful guidance, along with the sophisticated banking, credit, and investment management of Bank of America Private Bank to pursue your most challenging goals.
Through a very personal dialog, Dega seeks to learn what you value in life and business. This drives the advanced planning you do together with a hand-picked team of Private Bank professionals and specialists, including client managers, wealth strategists, portfolio managers and analysts in areas such as estate planning, tax minimization strategies, trusts and philanthropic giving. Persistent and resourceful, Dega is determined to assemble sophisticated thinking from the Bank’s global footprint to help with the distinctive running of your financial life.
Dega received her Bachelor’s degree with honors in applied mathematics and physics from York University in Toronto, Canada and attended the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School for Executive Education.
The same passion and energy Dega exhibits when helping clients, extends into her community activities. To raise funds for computer labs in schools, Dega climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro. A firm believer in education, Dega is generous in sharing her knowledge that can help prepare others – whether they are children of clients or inner city women and youth – with the skills needed to address their future responsibilities. Dega and her family reside in Los Angeles where they enjoy travelling, fitness and outdoor activities together.
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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.