José Tavarez

As Bank of America’s New York City President, José is responsible for delivering the unified capabilities of the Bank of America Corporation enterprise across its eight lines of business, to local clients.  In addition to his role as New York City President, José also serves as vice chair, Private Bank where he leads strategic client partnerships across the Wealth Management, Global Markets and Investment Banking Businesses.

Over his career, Jose has held senior management positions within Bank of America’s Global Markets Business, and Bank of America Private Bank. José serves as the National Co-Executive Sponsor of Bank of America’s Hispanic/Latino Organization for Leadership and also served on the Bank of America Global Diversity and Inclusion Council.

José serves on the Board of Directors for the Partnership for New York City, the Board of the NY CEO Jobs Council, the Board of Trustees of the Spence School, the Board of Trustees of the Children’s Aid Society, and the Board of Trustees of the New York City Police Foundation.  He is also a member of the University of Pennsylvania Athletics and James Brister Society Partnership Board of Advisors. 

José earned an undergraduate degree in economics from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School and an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School. He and his wife, Dr. Holly Phillips, reside in New York City with their daughters, Olivia and Pascale.