James Quigley

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James Quigley

Managing Director and Executive Vice Chairman, Bank of America-Merrill Lynch; BA ’82

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James Quigley is a Managing Director and was named Executive Vice Chairman of International Corporate and Investment Banking at Bank of America Merrill Lynch in 2010. He is responsible for enhancing the firm’s relationships with key private and public sector issuer clients and institutional investors globally to ensure delivery of the bank’s full capabilities across asset classes and product sets. Previously, he was president of Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s Latin America Group and managed all activities of the broader institution within the region.

Prior to Bank of America and Merrill Lynch’s merger, Quigley was Vice Chairman of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., Executive Chairman of Merrill Lynch International and Head of Latin America Global Markets & Investment Banking. As Executive Chairman of Merrill Lynch International, he served as partner and advisor to the global business heads and BlackRock, Inc. to maximize revenue and strategic growth opportunities across key markets in origination, trading, private client and principal investing businesses. As Head of Latin America Global, he defined business strategy in the region, integrating country, industry and product capabilities. He was also responsible for integrating businesses in Canada and for client coverage in the CEEMEA Region. As Vice Chairman, Quigley worked with the leaders of Global Markets & Investment Banking’s core businesses and regional executive management to prioritize and implement client coverage and origination strategies to maximize revenue opportunities, including aligning the global client origination efforts with those of the Merrill Lynch Bank Group.

Quigley, who joined Merrill Lynch in January, 1983 in the New York Debt Syndicate Group, has held a variety of senior positions including Senior Vice President and Head of Client Strategies for Global Debt Markets, Head of GDM’s Global Issuer Client Group, Executive Director of the Global Syndicate Group, Head of the U.S. High Grade Syndicate Group and Head of the Debt Transactions Group.

He graduated with a B.S. in international economics from the Elliott School of International Affairs of George Washington University.