Amy M Best
Senior Vice President, Private Client Advisor II
7676 Forsyth Blvd
Clayton, MO 63105
314.898.9316
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Professional Profile

Amy Best is a Senior Vice President, Private Client Advisor, and Institutional Client Advisor with Bank of America Private Bank in St. Louis, Missouri. Amy works closely with multi-generational families, business owners, and nonprofit institutions to help educate them about key decision points in the management and stewardship of their finances. Collaborative and client-focused, she grounds her work in attentive listening, ongoing communication, and a deep commitment to client well-being.

As a Private Client Advisor, Amy helps successful individuals and families preserve, deploy, and grow their wealth more effectively. Working in concert with a team of specialists, she oversees customized offerings in investment management, trust and estate planning, business and succession planning, banking, and charitable giving. A natural connector, she enjoys helping clients capitalize on the extensive range of resources at their disposal, enterprise wide.

Amy also serves as an Institutional Client Advisor, catering to the needs of private foundations, nonprofit organizations, and public charities. In this role, she assists board members and organizational leaders in better aligning their Investment Policy Statement, asset allocation, spending policy, fundraising strategy and governance structure to enhance their long-term stability, growth, and mission fulfillment.

Amy joined Bank of America (formerly U.S. Trust) in 2000. She holds a B.S. from Eastern Illinois University and an M.B.A. from Washington University in St. Louis.

Amy serves on the board and executive committee of Variety, the Children’s Charity of St. Louis.  Additionally, she serves as a member of the Governance Committee for Philanthropy Missouri.

The mother of twin boys, Amy enjoys an array of outdoor activities with her sons, including boating, fishing, and four-wheeling.

Meet Our Team
Rita Mathews
Senior Vice President, Senior Trust Officer
314.898.9441
Patrick Martin
Senior Vice President, Private Client Manager II
314.898.9318
Jeffrey Nelson
Senior Vice President, Portfolio Mgr III
314.898.9385
James Kemp
Senior Vice President, Private Client Manager II
314.898.9434
Dara Clobes,

CTFA

Senior Vice President, Senior Trust Officer
314.898.9388
Marc Griffith,

CFA

Senior Vice President, Portfolio Mgr III
314.898.9381
Key Contacts
Kelsea Ellis
Private Bank Senior Associate
Gwendolyn M Zaffar
Private Bank Senior Associate
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For more than 200 years, Bank of America Private Bank has helped clients navigate the complex challenges of managing significant wealth. We draw on the Private Bank's personalized approach, as well as the resources of Bank of America, to help individuals and familieis, businesses, and institutions achieve their financial objectives. Whether you're looking to preserve and share wealth, build philanthropic legacies or plan future growth, our commitment is to making your goals our priotity. At Bank of America Private Bank, we take pride in our history and in serving our clients' best interest. We also value the continual pursuit of innovation in a constantly transforming world. We apply this perspective to help our clients anticipate and respond to evolving markets, changing environments and the growing complexities of the financial landscape. Mindful of the past, our focus in on providing today's clients with disciplined financial strategies and a bridge across generations.