MARILYN BUSH

Profile

Marilyn serves as the President of Bank of America St. Louis. As President, Marilyn is responsible for connecting the banking and investment resources offered through the eight lines of business to companies, families and individuals in St. Louis. She also leads the effort to deploy Bank of America’s resources to address social and economic concerns and build strong communities. Marilyn previously served as St. Louis Market Integration Executive before being named President of St. Louis.

Marilyn is the Business Banking Market Executive for the Gateway Market, serving private sector companies in Eastern Missouri and Southern Illinois.  In this role, she leads a team of relationship managers who deliver strategic financial advice and solutions to growth-oriented companies to improve cash flow, structure capital projects and manage debt, provide advice on international expansion and maximize company’s enterprise value.  As a 38-year veteran of Bank of America, Marilyn has dedicated her career to delivering commercial banking services to both private and public sector.

Marilyn is a recognized brand ambassador and an acknowledged community leader in St. Louis as well as throughout the State of Missouri.  Marilyn serves as Board Member and Chair for the St. Louis Community College Foundation.  She also serves on the Chancellor’s Advisory Committee as the College transforms its campuses into modern learning environments for its students.  Marilyn is a Member of Greater St. Louis, Inc., Board Member and past-Chair of the Hawthorn Foundation and Board Member of the Missouri Bankers Association.  Marilyn actively supports women and diversity in the workplace.  She founded Bank of America’s St. Louis Chapter of LEAD for Women.  Marilyn previously served as Chair of the YWCA Women in the Workplace Leader Lunch, served on the Board of United Way and chaired the Women’s Leadership Society of the United Way of Greater St. Louis.