Carol Claytor
Senior Vice President, Private Client Advisor II
1111 E Main Street
Richmond VA 23219
(804) 887.8813
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Professional Profile


Carol Claytor is a Senior Vice President and Private Client Advisor at Bank of America Private Bank in Richmond, Virginia. Carol serves as the primary point of contact for her clients. She listens carefully to their financial goals and objectives, then builds a plan for each client that helps meet their needs. After confirming the plan with her clients, Carol coordinates the delivery of each aspect of the plans by engaging the appropriate professionals within Bank of America and Bank of America Private Bank making certain to bring to each client the full services of the platform to support their strategy. While developing new client relationships and helping to ensure a professional and personal client experience, Carol is responsible for assisting clients with investment management, strategic banking and credit, as well as daily liquidity and service needs.

Prior to joining Bank of America Private Bank (formerly U.S. Trust), Carol served as the Trust Director for a major financial institution overseeing the fiduciary function in the Philadelphia, Delaware and New Jersey markets. Prior to that Carol served in various leadership positions including Managing Executive for the Personal Trust Services group supporting Wells Fargo Advisors, Market Manager for Wealth Management and Trust Tax Manager. Carol’s experience in designing and delivering wealth management strategies for high-net-worth individuals and families allows her to bring to proven techniques and cutting edge strategies to her clients.

Active in the community, Carol is involved in several local organizations, including organizations focused on meeting the needs of children with special needs,  the timber industry and Virginia agriculture

Meet Our Team
Basil Jones
Senior Vice President, Private Client Manager II
804.887.8776
Elizabeth Martinez,

CFA

Senior Vice President, Portfolio Mgr III
312.828.6274
Jesse Herr
Managing Director, Private Client Manager II
312.828.6690
Emily Root
Senior Vice President, Senior Trust Officer
312.828.2599
Shelton Heaver,

CFA, CFP®

Senior Vice President, Portfolio Mgr III
312.828.1688
Kathleen Pruett
Senior Vice President, Senior Trust Officer
312.828.4763
Mark Kemp
Senior Vice President, Private Client Manager II
804.887.8759
Karen Buchanan,

CTFA

Senior Vice President, Market Trust Executive
804.887.8818
Elizabeth King
Senior Vice President, Senior Trust Officer
804.887.8834
Abel Lewis,

CTFA

Senior Vice President, Senior Trust Officer
804.887.8761
Wesley Townshend,

CFP®

Senior Vice President, Senior Trust Officer
804.887.8811
Mark Shoemaker,

CFA

Senior Vice President, Portfolio Mgr III
804.887.8840
James Wiltshire,

CFA, CFP®

Senior Vice President, Portfolio Mgr III
Key Contacts
Cecelia D. Grimes
Private Bank Senior Associate
Michael McGrath
Private Bank Associate
Heidi Valentino
Private Bank Senior Associate
Extensive Reach, Innovation and A Legacy of Trust

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.