Joe Gianni is one of Greater Hartford’s best-known business leaders.
As the Greater Hartford president of Bank of America, he has a local leadership role at a multinational financial services company with the largest deposit market share in Connecticut.
He’s held the position since 2018, but has been with Bank of America and its predecessor banks in Hartford for much longer — since 1989. Early in his career, he worked at Connecticut Bank and Trust Co., then Fleet Bank after it acquired CBT.
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He started at Bank of America in 2004, after it acquired Fleet. He’s not only survived each of the mergers, but found a way to rise up the ranks.
Before being named president, Gianni focused on government and community relations, engaging with public officials and local leaders on policy priorities, and also becoming well-known within the nonprofit community. He still plays a government-relations role.
Gianni graduated from Providence College with a bachelor’s degree in political science and humanities. Born in Hartford, he currently resides in West Hartford.