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Brian Thomas Moynihan (born October 9, 1959) is an American businessman and the Chairman and CEO of Bank of America. He joined the Board of Directors, following his promotion to President and CEO in 2010.

Curtis C. Farmer is Vice Chairman of Comerica's Retail Bank and Wealth Management. He is a member of Comerica's Management Policy Committee. On August 12, 2010, Comerica announced it was combining the Retail Bank and Wealth Management leadership into one organization, led by Farmer. He leads the business segments which serve consumers, small businesses, institutional clients and the wealth market. He is responsible for the Retail Bank, which includes Comerica's 489 banking centers (as of 12/31/12) and Small Business. He also has responsibility for Wealth Management, which delivers personal wealth management solutions to high-net-worth individuals. The Institutional Services group within Wealth Management works with organizations such as partnerships, sole proprietorships, corporations, unions, non-profits, health care organizations and municipalities to provide services such as custody, investment management, employee benefit plans, investment banking, and business succession planning. Farmer also has responsibility for Corporate Marketing and Communications, and Corporate Quality Process. He was named Vice Chairman of Comerica's Retail Bank and Wealth Management on April 29, 2011. Farmer joined Comerica as Executive Vice President of Wealth Management on Oct. 20, 2008, from Wachovia Corporation of Charlotte, N.C., where he most recently spent three years as Executive Vice President and Wealth Management Director of the Wealth Management segment. During his 23 years with Wachovia, he held a variety of positions of increasing scope and responsibility, including Senior Vice President and Managing Executive Wachovia Trust Company in Charlotte, NC; Senior Vice President and Wealth Management Director in Philadelphia, Pa.; and Senior Vice President and Managing Executive of Marketing and Strategic Planning in Charlotte, NC. Farmer earned a bachelor's degree from Wake Forest University, where he also earned his Masters in Business Administration. Farmer's board affiliations include Wake Forest University, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, the Baylor Healthcare Foundation and the Circle 10 Council of the Boys Scouts of America.

Christopher M. Gorman assumed the role of Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and President of KeyCorp on May 1, 2020, bringing more than 30 years of financial services experience to his role. Chris and his team are responsible for more than $156B in assets, 18,000 employees and 3.5MM clients. He is focused on, and dedicated to, delivering shareholder value; keeping the client experience central to all priorities; lifting and revitalizing communities; and maintaining a diverse, experienced and engaged board of directors and team. In September 2019, Chris was appointed President and Chief Operating Officer of KeyCorp, and was named Chairman and CEO of KeyBank, N.A. in 2012. Previously, Chris was Vice-Chairman and President of Banking where he was responsible for KeyCorp’s businesses. Chris was responsible for leading Key’s integration of First Niagara Financial Group, which was the largest acquisition in Key’s 190-year history. Prior to that, Chris served as the President of Key Corporate Bank, which was comprised of KeyBank Real Estate Capital, Enterprise Commercial Payments, Key Equipment Finance and KeyBanc Capital Markets. Earlier in his career, Chris led KeyBanc Capital Markets and held various leadership roles at McDonald Investments, a registered broker-dealer acquired by KeyCorp in 1998. Chris serves on the Board of Directors of The Bank Policy Institute and is member of the BITS Committee, technology policy division of the Bank Policy Institute. He is a member of the Supervisory Board of The Clearing House and serves as a board member of University Hospital Health System and the Cleveland Museum of Art. Previously, Chris was a member of the Sisters of Charity Health Systems Board of Directors and served on the Executive Committee. Chris also served as a Trustee of the Cleveland Institute of Music and The Zoological Society of Cleveland. He is the past Chairman of Business Volunteers Unlimited and past Chairman of the KeyCorp United Way Services Campaign, and served as President of the KeyBank Foundation. Chris received a Bachelor's degree in Finance from Miami University in 1983 and is a member of the Board of Visitors of Miami University’s Farmer School of Business.

Mr. Gorman is Chairman and CEO of Morgan Stanley. Mr. Gorman became CEO in January 2010 and Chairman in January 2012. He joined the Firm in February 2006 and was named Co-President in December 2007. Before joining Morgan Stanley, Mr. Gorman held a succession of executive positions at Merrill Lynch. Prior to this, he was a senior partner of McKinsey & Co. and began his career as an attorney in Melbourne, Australia. Among his civic activities, Mr. Gorman serves as a Director of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and the Council on Foreign Relations, and is a member of the Board of Overseers of the Columbia Business School, the Monetary Authority of Singapore International Advisory Panel, the Business Council, and the Board of the Institute of International Finance. He formerly served as President of the Federal Advisory Council to the U.S. Federal Reserve Board, Co-Chairman of the Partnership for New York City, Chairman of the Board of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association and Co-Chairman of the Business Committee of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Mr. Gorman, who was born in Australia, earned a B.A. and Law degree from the University of Melbourne and an M.B.A. from Columbia University

Thomas 'Tom' Shafer is a Chief Executive Officer at TCF FINANCIAL CORP, Exec VP/Dir:Special Banking at Citizens Financial Group Inc, and Various Positions at Citizens Republic Bancorp Inc and is based in Warren, Ohio. He has worked as President and COO at TCF FINANCIAL CORP, President/CEO at Chemical Bank, and President and CEO at First Place Bank. Thomas works or has worked as MEMBER at Detroit Regional Chamber Board, MEMBER at Metropolitan Affairs Coalition, and MEMBER at Exec Committee & Governance Committee of Detroit Public TV. He studied at DETROIT COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL and Hillsdale College between 1977 and 1981.