Vance Lecture Series presents Wendy Stewart with Bank of America on Tuesday, April 23 at 6:30 p.m. in Edmunds Hall

Robert M. Vance Lecture Series

The Robert M. Vance Lecture Series will take place on Tuesday, April 23 in Edmunds Hall at 6:30 p.m. This year’s lecture series speaker will be Wendy Stewart, the president of Global Commercial Banking at Bank of America. Her bio summary is listed below.

The Robert M. Vance Lecture Series on Business Ethics is funded by a generous gift from the Bailey Foundation and is named after the late Clinton, S.C. businessman.

Robert M. Vance considered ethics, honesty and integrity to be extremely important and lived these qualities as a business leader in Clinton, S.C. The Robert M. Vance Lecture Series on Business Ethics serves as an opportunity for business leaders to speak with PC students about how to run a successful business that maintains a moral code in which employees can take pride and use as a guide for day-to-day activities.

The program is a tribute to Mr. Vance’s legacy and his numerous contributions to the Clinton community. Each year, CEOs, presidents and other top managers address the topic of business ethics.

  • 2024 Robert M. Vance Lecture Series Speaker: Wendy Stewart '93

    Wendy Stewart '93Wendy Stewart is president of Global Commercial Banking for Bank of America and is a member of the company’s executive management team.

    In this role, Wendy oversees Global Commercial Banking, one of the firm’s eight lines of business, which delivers integrated financial solutions to public and private companies with annual revenues of $50 million to over $2 billion across Middle Market Banking; Real Estate; Healthcare, Education and Not for Profit; and Dealer Financial Services.

    Previously, Stewart was co-head of Global Commercial Banking for the Southeast region. She also served as chief of Wholesale Credit Strategy for the company, responsible for strategy, data and analytics, business controls and quality assurance across the Wholesale Credit organization, which delivers end-to-end credit solutions for the bank’s wholesale clients globally.

    Stewart joined Bank of America’s predecessor, NationsBank in 1996, serving in both its national consumer and commercial organizations. After time away starting in 2000 for family and other opportunities, she rejoined Bank of America in 2007.

    Stewart is vice chair of Bank of America’s Global Diversity & Inclusion Council and leads women’s initiatives for the company, which focuses on key constituencies, including female employees, clients and communities.

    Stewart serves in a variety of leadership roles in the Atlanta and wider community. She is on the Board of Directors and Executive Committee for the Metro Atlanta Chamber and the Board of Directors for Paradigm for Parity. Stewart is a director of the Buckhead Coalition and is leading the workforce development efforts for the Atlanta Committee for Progress. She is chairing the Grove Park Foundation capital campaign, tasked with raising $20 million for Atlanta’s Grove Park neighborhood.

  • Past Vance Lecture Series Speakers