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VICTOR BRANCH
RICHMOND MARKET PRESIDENT, BANK OF AMERICA, RICHMOND
Branch
Branch
VICTOR BRANCH
RICHMOND MARKET PRESIDENT, BANK OF AMERICA, RICHMOND
Victor Branch began his 40-plus years of service at Bank of America in 1984 and became the first Black president of the bank’s Richmond market in 2015. He has been the Richmond market executive since 2003.
The immediate past chairman of the Virginia Bankers Association board, Branch is a leader outside of work as well. He is rector of the board of visitors at Virginia State University and chair of the Community Foundation for a greater Richmond’s board of governors. He also sits on the board of Venture Richmond.
Additionally, in January, the Urban League of Hampton Roads awarded Branch a Martin Luther King Jr. Community Leaders Award in finance, and in May, he was inducted into Junior Achievement of Central Virginia’s Greater Richmond Business Hall of Fame.
Branch received an associate degree in sociology from Richard Bland College and graduated from William & Mary with a bachelor’s degree in sociology. He served on William & Mary’s board of visitors from 2018 to 2022.
Other past board memberships include the Virginia Gateway Region and nonprofit Housing Opportunities Made Equal. Branch is an ardent advocate of homeownership as an underpinning of generational wealth.
