Kurt V Ryden

Managing Director, Private Client Advisor

Institutional Client Advisor

Professional Profile

Kurt Ryden is a Managing Director, Private Client Advisor and Institutional Client Advisor with Bank of America Private Bank in New York, New York. Kurt directs the design and implementation of tailored wealth strategies for high- and ultra-high-net-worth clients. He has experience advising C-suite executives, entrepreneurs, hedge fund principals, as well as endowment and foundation clients. As the leader of a client’s team, Kurt looks to foster an optimal client experience, often navigating the intersection of multiple disciplines: investment management, trust and estate planning, family office services, banking, pre-liquidity event strategies and philanthropy.
 
Kurt recognizes that significant wealth can be accompanied by significant complexity. Naturally inquisitive and a keen listener, he analyzes both sides of a client’s balance sheet to identify possible efficiencies, mindful of each client’s unique objectives. Honored to serve as a trusted advisor, Kurt is resolute in pursuing a client’s best interests, channeling resources and capabilities enterprise-wide.

Prior to joining Bank of America Private Bank, Kurt spent more than 20 years with the JP Morgan Private Bank in New York, where he was a Senior Private Banker and Managing Director. Previously, he worked for Fidelity Investments and MetLife, where he completed its CEO-sponsored Executive Training Program.

He holds a B.A. from Haverford College and an M.B.A. from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University. Kurt has served as a  Trustee for the Adirondack Mountain Reserve (AMR)/Ausable Club, is an Advisory Board Member of the Kellogg Financial Network (KFN), serves on the Advisory Council for Haverford College’s “Fords in Finance” affinity group, a member of the Harverford Alumni Association Executive Committee and has been awarded the college's Charles Perry Award for exemplary fundraising service.

Kurt lives in Westchester County, New York where he has been active in his community, largely the result of his volunteering for his three sons’ activities over the years, including serving as a Trustee for the Larchmont Avenue Church Pre-School, as a Den Leader for Larchmont Cub Scouts and as an unofficial team photographer for countless soccer, baseball, hockey and flag football leagues.

EDUCATION

  • Haverford College
  • New Trier High School
  • Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management

LANGUAGES

  • English

Our Team

Our team is comprised of talented and experienced individuals committed to building strong client relationships based on trust and personal experience.

Note: These team members are a shared resource, involved in your wealth management plan as appropriate and are subject to change

Apryl J Redwood

Private Client Manager

212.852.2882

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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 families, businesses, and institutions achieve their financial objectives. Whether you’re looking to preserve and share wealth, build philanthropic legacies or plan for 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 interests. 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 is on providing today’s clients with disciplined financial strategies and a bridge across generations.