Lynn A. Varndell is a highly experienced private banking professional, currently serving as a Private Client Advisor and Managing Director at Bank of America Private Bank in Chicago. With a career spanning over four decades, Lynn has built an exceptional track record of advising high-net-worth individuals and families on comprehensive wealth management strategies, including investment planning, estate structuring, and intergenerational wealth transfer.Lynn specializes in managing relationships ranging from $5 million to over $100 million, working closely with executives from VP to CEO level, business owners, corporate board members, and multigenerational families.Since 1986, Lynn has been a private banker, honing her financial acumen through decades of experience. Prior to her current role and since 2019, Lynn was with BMO Bank as a Senior Client Advisor in Private Banking. In this role, she was instrumental in delivering customized financial solutions to ultra-high-net-worth clients, focusing on their unique personal and business needs. Lynn's private banking experience was further developed during her extensive tenure at JPMorgan and its Chicago predecessors, where she served from 1985 to 2019.Lynn holds an M.B.A. in Finance from DePaul University and a B.A. in English from Northwestern University, blending her analytical knowledge with strong communication and relationship-building skills to provide a holistic approach to wealth management.Lynn and her husband Teddy have lived in the Wicker Park neighborhood in Chicago for more than 35 years.
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 make 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.