Brian Moynihan

Brian Moynihan fought hard for his power. He had to. Almost immediately after taking the helm in 2010, he had to defend Bank of America against an onslaught of near calamities related to the Global Financial Crisis. He spent nearly his entire first year in charge fighting to ensure the bank had enough capital on hand in case of a failure, including controversially receiving a $5 billion investment (a gesture of faith) from Warren Buffett. The following year, Moynihan fought off a call for the Treasury Department to break up the bank. Bank of America has so far navigated the turbulence of President Trump’s return to office, though its stock dipped in April after Trump announced his campaign of steep tariffs. While Bank of America reported in its 2025 second-quarter results that its profits had climbed 3% from a year earlier, revenue failed to meet analysts’ expectations.