Maria BachMaria BachExecutive Director, Senior Lending Specialist
About Maria
Maria C. Bach is an Executive Director and Senior Lending Specialist at J.P. Morgan Wealth Management, covering the West region.
Maria partners with Advisors to structure securities-based lending strategies for their high-net-worth clients. She couples 25-plus years of experience in the financial services industry with the vast array of products and services available through J.P. Morgan's global platform to address a range of complex wealth management needs.
Since joining J.P. Morgan Private Bank in 2007, Maria has held multiple roles in Banking, Private Bank Mortgage and as an HNW Lending Advisor. She joined Chase Wealth Management's Lending Product Specialist team in 2018 as a Senior Lending Specialist for the West Coast expansion. Earlier in her career, she spent nine years at U.S. Bank as a Lending Operations Manager and Private Bank Commercial Banker covering Professional Practices.
Maria is a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY.
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