Evita E. Francuz is a Senior Vice President and Private Client Manager at Bank of America Private Bank in Miami, Florida. She works closely with a diverse group of ultra-high-net-worth clients that includes entrepreneurs, business owners and real estate investors. Evita is committed to building relationships that can often begin with exploring credit and lending needs. With more than three decades of banking experience, and over 20 years at Bank of America, she thrives on challenge and complexity. She believes in leaving no stone unturned in her pursuit of innovative and efficient ways to assist clients.

Together with other members of the Private Bank team, Evita helps clients analyze, identify and address risks as well as opportunities for maintaining and growing their wealth. The team’s offerings range from wealth planning and tax minimization strategies, to trust and estate planning services, to next-generation financial education.

Evita graduated, cum laude, from the University of Central Florida with a bachelor’s degree in business administration and a concentration in finance. Earlier, she earned a degree in economics at the Universidad Catolica de Guayaquil. She started her banking career at Banco Sociedad General de Credit in her native Ecuador, working full-time while attending college on scholarship. After relocating to the U.S., Evita joined Bank of America as a branch loan officer and held subsequent positions in home equity and commercial real estate lending. Prior to joining the Private Bank (formerly U.S. Trust) in 2018, she spent six years as a commercial lending officer at Apollo Bank, a community bank in Miami, Florida.

Evita enjoys bicycling, running marathons and spending time with her family, friends and five cats. She and her young adult son, Anthony, volunteer together with Joshua’s Heart Foundation. Anthony’s Blanket Project, created when he was 12 years old, continues to collect food and blankets for Miami’s homeless population.