Chris Williams has joined Bank of America Private Bank serving multi-generational clients in the capacity of a Senior Vice President, Private Client Advisor. He leads a team of professionals to optimize the future objectives of high-net-worth families.
Prior to joining Bank of America Private Bank, Chris was a Senior Vice President and Market Leader for PNC's Wealth Management business in Chicago and the surrounding areas. Chris brings three decades of experience and success in leading private banking businesses in the Midwest. He joined PNC from JP Morgan where he was a Managing Director responsible for a large team of private banking professionals covering wealthy families throughout the Midwest. Chris has run similar businesses for Barclays, Credit Suisse and Morgan Stanley in Chicago, Los Angeles, Denver, San Francisco and St. Louis and Minneapolis.
Chris is active in the community and has served on several charitable boards including Ravinia Festival, the summer home of Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Lawrence Hall the Illinois Fatherhood Initiative and the Northeastern Illinois Boy Scouts if America. He was publicly elected to the Board of Trustees for the Kenilworth School District and is an active member of the Economic Club of Chicago. Chris is a 2005 fellow for Leadership Greater Chicago, established by The Chicago Community Trust.
Chris graduated from The University of Michigan and completed a two year program at Wharton Graduate School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania sponsored by Morgan Stanley. He resides in Kenilworth with his wife and four children.
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 families, 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 priority. 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.