After more than 20 years as an executive with Bank of America and 10 years as an executive coach and management consultant, Dick Downen now uses his extensive experience as an Advisor for MyNextSeason. While at Bank of America, Dick held many leadership roles, from directing large corporate subsidiaries as its President, to holding key positions in capital markets, risk management, and contingency planning. He was responsible for more than $600B in assets and managed large national and multinational divisions. Dick led the merger and integration of over 30 subsidiaries and divisions. During his role as Chief Operating Officer of one subsidiary, he had P&L responsibility for departments generating over $300M in revenue and engineered a turnaround from loss to profit over a 2.5-year period.

Dick’s wealth of business experience has given him valuable insight into the issues facing today’s leaders. He has coached C-suite executives and senior managers of Fortune 500 companies, specializing in onboarding, execution and performance management, executive growth development, and retirement planning.

Dick has served a variety of philanthropic organizations, sitting on several not-for-profit boards and leading numerous committees. Most recently, he served two terms on the Advisory Board of the Hankamer School of Business at his alma mater, Baylor University. Dick and his wife, Bonnie, also were co-presidents of the Elon University Parents Council, where he served as the Chairman of the Development Committee for the Board of Visitors.

While at Baylor, Dick received a BBA and an MS degree in economics. He and Bonnie have three grown children and currently reside in Charlotte, NC.