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Deb Buzick

Managing Director, GWIM Compliance Executive

Deb Buzick isthe US Wealth Management Compliance Advisory Manager for Bank of America\/ Merrill Lynch.\nHer Senior Compliance Advisor Team provides Compliance support to Managers, Financial Advisors and Client Associates in theUS registered Advisory and Private Banking Branch Offices. The Team conducts Compliance training, provides advice and guidance on laws, rules and regulations andconducts internal investigations of Firm policy breaches.  Team members also participate in monitoring and testing of business practices, sit on governance committees, develop branch office policies and procedures and create compliance reporting required by FINRA, SEC, OCC and the Federal Reserve.\nDeb has served on the Bank of America Diversity and Inclusion Council and is a voting member of numerousUS Wealth Management committees including Heightened Supervision, Client Escalation, ADV Review, Regulatory Reporting  and Managed Solutions.  She has presented  alongside Merrill Lynch’s Financial Gerontologist Cynthia Hutchins regarding the US aging population and the related  issues the Financial Industry is facing .\nDeb began her career at Merrill Lynch in Memphis, TN in 1977. After 18 years as a commodity broker and financial advisor in Memphis and Minneapolis she accepted a position in Branch Management in Southern California. In 2004she joined Merrill Lynch’s Office of General Council in the Compliance Department. Her role in US Wealth Management Compliance required her to relocate to New York City last September.