Barbara J. Desoer
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Who is Barbara J. Desoer?
Barbara J. Desoer is COO for Citibank, N.A. beginning October 2013. She was president of Bank of America Home Loans, a leading U.S. mortgage originator and servicer. She was a member of the senior management team of Bank of America Corporation, having previously reporting to CEO Brian Moynihan. Desoer led a business accounting for about 20 percent of the U.S. mortgage origination market, with a $2 trillion servicing portfolio serving nearly 14 million customers—nearly one in five mortgages in the U.S. She also managed Bank of America's home equity business and oversaw a leading insurance service organization.
Desoer assumed her role in mid-2008 when she was asked to lead the integration of Countrywide Financial Corporation, which Bank of America acquired July 1, 2008. She led the April 2009 launch of the Bank of America Home Loans brand.
Prior to her mortgage role, Desoer served as chief technology and operations officer, managing the bank's global technology platforms and operations capabilities. She joined Bank of America in 1977 and has held leadership rols in commercial lending, consumer products, retail banking and marketing.
In 2008, Desoer was recognized by US Banker, ranking second in their annual ranking of "25 Most Powerful Women in Banking." She was also recognized by Fortune magazine as one of the "50 Most Powerful Women in Business" and ranked third on The Wall Street Journal's "50 women to watch" list. In 2007, she was named "Business Leader of the Year" by the Haas School of Business at the University of California at Berkeley. In 2009, Forbes named her one of the 100 most powerful women in the world.
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- Also known as
- Barbara J Desoer
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Bachelor's degree, Mount Holyoke College
Mathematics - MBA, Haas School of Business
- Bachelor's degree, Mount Holyoke College
- Employment
- President, Mortgage, Home Equity, and Insurance Services, Bank of America Corporation
- Executive Vice President, California Retail Banking Group, Bank of America Corporation
(1996 - ) - Onsumer Products Executive, Bank of America Corporation
(2001 - ) - CTO & COO, Bank of America Corporation
(2005 - ) - President, Northern California Banking, Bank of America Corporation
(1998 - ) - Bank of America Corporation
(1977 - )
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on July 23, 2013
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