U.S. Bank, headquartered in Minneapolis, has appointed veteran wealth manager Scott Ford to the position of "president, Wealth Management Affluent," according to a news release.
In his new role, Ford will oversee the nationwide network of U.S. Bank Wealth Management Affluent professionals of both U.S Bank and U.S. Bancorp Investments. The division provides an integrated approach to wealth management, serving affluent clients nationwide.
Ford brings more than two decades of industry experience leading wealth management teams and developing successful growth strategies. He served most recently with JP Morgan Chase, where he was a regional director of wealth management, overseeing the firm’s largest wealth region, New York. Before that, he held leadership positions at Citibank’s wealth management division, where he helped to develop strategy, oversee team and individual sales performance and manage daily activities for multiple office regions.
Ford graduated from New York University with a bachelor of arts in social sciences and economics. He also holds an MBA from Temple University’s Fox School of Business.
U.S. Bancorp, with nearly 70,000 employees and $554 billion in assets as of December 31, 2020, is the parent company of U.S. Bank National Association, the fifth-largest commercial bank in the United States.
