Tony’s career in the financial services industry spanned 35 years. When he joined Bank of America in 2011, he was a nationally recognized leader in the mortgage industry for his expertise in default servicing, originations, operations and business strategy.
Before retiring in 2018, Tony was a leader for seven years at Bank of America that culminated with his last role as Enterprise Shared Services executive, where he oversaw operations functions for high-risk processes across the enterprise, including Global Payments and Deposit and Credit Card operations.
Impactful moments that last a lifetime
Tony is especially proud of the work he led as the Consumer Banking executive, which resulted in the removal of the bank’s Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) consent order during the 2008 financial crisis. “I’m really proud of the accomplishments I shared with teammates over the years,” Tony recalled.
“At my retirement celebration, I told my team I learned in my professional career the difference between success and impact, and while you need both, it is the impact you have on people that creates your legacy while your accomplishments create your success.”
“But I’d add my most impactful moments in my career were watching the positive change in people — using my sphere of influence to ensure people felt appreciated.”
During his tenure with Bank of America, Tony was regarded as committed leader and employee champion. He was the founder of several diversity programs and played a key role in Bank of America’s diversity and inclusion efforts, where he was the executive sponsor of Southern California Black Professional Group (BPG) chapter, and the Women’s Leaders Network.
Renewed focus on family, wellness and travel
Tony is adapting the same energy and skills he leveraged at Bank of America for this next chapter of life with a renewed focus on family, wellness and travel.
“Coming into retirement, I had a lot of good advice from former colleagues and mentors who shared the three pillars of retirement: mental, physical and financial health,” Tony shared. “And for me the physical health part of it was something that I hadn’t been as disciplined about when I was working. But that’s changed for me in retirement as I’m very purposeful about what I do to ensure I stay healthy, and I feel fantastic.”
Since retiring, Tony, his wife and family travel two to three times a year, including an annual extended trip to the Amalfi Coast. They’ve also traveled to Sweden, Lake Como, Venice, Bologna, Padua, Verona, Norway, Ireland and Scotland.
Still making an impact
Tony also remains active with business and professional endeavors.
He serves on four boards, including Western Alliance Bank, HPS Investment Partners and EOS Partners, and he does external advisory work with McKinsey Consulting. He also is an executive coach currently working with eight clients, which he says is very rewarding. And he does public speaking focused on topics about leadership.
Tony added, “I can’t say I don’t miss it (working), but I am in a good spot in terms of what I envisioned for myself in this phase of my life, and there are very few times you can say that in life.”
Maintaining connections matter
Tony still maintains connections with former colleagues, including an annual dinner event with his former direct reports.
When asked about maintaining his connection to Bank of America, Tony noted, “When you look at my resume, I’ve been at five plus major companies over the course of 35 years, but when people ask where I worked, I only mention BofA. Bank of America is my company.”
“And the Alumni Network is also a great way for former colleagues to remain connected to the bank, and I look forward to how the network will expand and further connect us in the future.”