Mike Sonnier is a Managing Director and Private Client Advisor at Bank of America Private Bank in Houston, Texas. Mike began his career at Bank of America Private Bank (formerly U.S. Trust) in 1988. He works with clients to help identify their primary goals and needs, coordinating both local resources and national capabilities to help pursue clients' goals. Mike and his team provide guidance on investment management, wealth transfer and credit needs, as well as trust and estate planning services. He can also offer clients access to banking, credit and lending opportunities from Bank of America, N.A.
Mike has worked in the financial services industry since 1988. He was with NationsBank, a predecessor of Bank of America, from 1988 to 1996 rising from Credit Trainee to Senior Vice President. In 1998 Mike left the firm to pursue an entrepreneurial dream and created The Sonnier Group, a company focused on providing CFO services to small, family owned companies; and consulting on large, credit transactions. The firm was highly successful and was sold to an outside investor in 2001, where Mike was CFO of a large, vertically integrated real estate firm. He continued as President of the Sonnier Group (renamed Whitestone Capital). In 2002, Mike rejoined the Private Bank at Bank of America.
Mike is a founding board member and currently serves on the board of Wild Warrior Adventure.
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.