Bank of America Private Bank

Bernard E. Reidy is a Managing Director and the National Endowment and Foundation Executive at Bank of America Private Bank. Bernard is responsible for delivering the firm’s overall strategy and outreach to institutional and charitable organizations throughout the United States. Throughout his career, he has been instrumental in building and expanding the firm’s Outsourced Chief Investment Officer (OCIO) business, helping establish what has become the largest OCIO platform serving endowments and foundations globally. He helped develop the industry’s first OCIO 2.0 model and oversees a nationwide team of Endowment and Foundation Specialists who partner with advisors and bankers to help nonprofit organizations achieve their investment and mission-related goals.

With more than 30 years of experience in institutional investment management, Bernard previously served as Head of Endowment and Foundation Sales at Commonfund. He began his career in 1993 at Allied Irish Bank after earning his BS in Finance from Stonehill College.

Proud of his Irish heritage, Bernard traces his family’s roots to Ennis in County Clare. He serves as a Trustee of the New York St. Patrick’s Day Foundation and previously served as a trustee of several educational and charitable organizations, including Foundations in Education for the Diocese of Bridgeport and Immaculate High School in Danbury, Connecticut. He and his wife, Maureen, live in Connecticut with their two children, Siobhán and Seamus.