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Patricia H Besser
Managing Director, Private Client Advisor
Professional Profile
Patricia Besser is a Managing Director and Private Client Advisor with Bank of America Private Bank in Chicago, Illinois. Pat is responsible for leading multi-disciplined teams that serve the sophisticated financial and advisory needs of ultra-high-net-worth families and organizations. She advises several of Bank of America's most significant relationships, offering a level of customization, diligence and care that differentiate our firm. Consistently and methodically, the teams she manages recognize the singularity of each client’s priorities, supporting those objectives with unflagging resolve. As an experienced leader, Pat is adept in unwinding complex issues and tackling large-scale transactions, grounding her work in integrity and precision, with a sense of urgency.
Pat joined Bank of America in 2001 following more than 20 years in corporate finance and investment banking with several U.S. and international financial firms. She has lived and worked in Europe, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore and South Africa. She earned her B.A. in economics from the University of Notre Dame, as well as her M.B.A. from the University of Minnesota.
Pat is very active in nonprofit leadership and civic involvement. Her boards include the Big Shoulders Fund, The Economic Club of Chicago where she chaired membership and has served on the board for seven years, The Chicago Club, where she formerly chaired the membership commission, The Commercial Club of Chicago and the Chicago Network. Pat also previously served as the Chairman of the German American Chamber of Commerce of the Midwest.
EDUCATION
- University of Minnesota
- University of Notre Dame
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