Laureen Cortez joined Presidio Bank as senior vice president/relationship manager in the Palo Alto, CA office.

Cortez has more than 25 years of experience in the banking industry, with particular expertise managing and growing client relationships with small and mid-size companies and financially sophisticated individuals.

She previously spent 17 years at Bank of America, working in the Commercial Banking, Private Banking and Business Banking groups, most recently serving as senior vice president/relationship manager for the Business Bank division.

“Laureen brings not only strong market knowledge, but also valuable expertise in credit analysis and wealth management,” Luke Farley, Palo Alto market manager, said.

Clay Jones, Presidio Bank president, added, “We look forward to having Laureen on our Presidio Bank team. She is driven, goal-oriented and a problem solver. Her knack for developing deep and lasting business relationships will blend nicely with the Presidio Bank team.”

Headquartered in San Francisco, Presidio Bank provides business banking services to small and mid-size businesses, including professional service firms, real estate developers and investors and not-for-profit organizations.