Raquel González | President, Bank of America Silicon Valley
Hear from Raquel González, President of Bank of America Silicon Valley, about our role in keeping Silicon Valley moving forward.
It has been a pleasure to listen, engage and address the needs of our communities and all those we're committed to serving. We cannot do this alone. To make an impact, it requires us to come together and advocate for more change. Future generations are relying on us to set a new path for our communities to thrive. I’m proud to work alongside to help make a difference in Silicon Valley.
Raquel González | President, Bank of America Silicon Valley
The Silicon Valley is your home. It’s ours, too.
We are committed to helping our communities thrive - dedicating our resources to address the issues that matter most in each community where we live and work.
Turn financial knowledge into action
At Bank of America, we invest in the communities we serve. We’re not just here to help with your everyday banking. We’re here to help you go further, by providing banking solutions, powerful tools and financial education resources like Better Money Habits®.
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Everyday dedication meets everyday appreciation
We continue to invest in our employees with initiatives like Sharing Success, which awarded 96% of colleagues additional compensation this year, nearly all in stock. This is the sixth time teammates received this award, totaling more than $4 billion. We are committed to being a Great Place to Work for our teammates locally and around the globe including providing leading benefits, minimum wage at $22/hr on track to $25/hr by 2025 and opportunities to build a career with us.
See how we put people first
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We're investing in women
Our ongoing work to invest in women includes how we support them as they make meaningful contributions within our company and in our communities.
For us, it's critical to how we drive responsible growth and deliver for our shareholders and society.
Read about our commitment
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Another boost in the fight against hunger in Silicon Valley
We're committed to supporting our employees' health and safety and to addressing our local communities' most critical needs. That's why we've donated to local hunger-relief organizations on behalf of each employee who received a COVID-19 vaccine or booster and/or a flu shot.* In addition, employees are doubling the impact of their personal donations to fight hunger with our matching gifts program.
Through this effort, our team in Silicon Valley recently presented Second Harvest of Silicon Valley with a check for $50,000. We're proud to be able to help our community as we work together to move forward.
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Let’s build something together
In Silicon Valley, one of the most innovative and dynamic regions in the country, Bank of America provides comprehensive strategic guidance and financial solutions to individuals, families, small businesses and corporations doing business locally and on a global scale. We share a common purpose: to make financial lives better through a focus on responsible growth and environmental, social and governance leadership. Through these efforts, we’re investing in the success of our employees and helping to develop communities, foster economic mobility and address society’s biggest challenges.
As one of the most ethnically and economically diverse regions in the country, we focus on building diverse teams, supporting career opportunities and creating a workplace that reflects the communities we serve. Community building continues to be one of our top priorities. We’ve accelerated our focus on advancing racial equality and economic opportunity. We’re partnering with public and private sector leaders to drive meaningful change in health care, jobs creation and reskilling the workforce; supporting small businesses; and creating affordable housing, helping address historical, long-term gaps where significant change is required for sustained progress.
Training beyond tech skills in Silicon Valley
In Silicon Valley, where technology, agriculture and housing innovations have dramatically transformed business over the past 30 years, the nonprofit JobTrain is helping workers assess and adjust their skills to keep pace with the shifting global economy. Through no-cost courses and job placement services in high-demand fields, the nonprofit is providing career training helps residents build successful, sustainable careers.
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Job Skills that Help Narrow the Gap in Santa Clara County
With one of the highest median incomes in the world, Santa Clara County is a successful community—by many standards. Yet that success is not shared among all the city’s residents. Homelessness rose by almost 30%footnote1 during the coronavirus and pay disparity between men and women remains above the national average.footnote2 In partnership with the City of San Jose, San Jose Works seeks to change that by expanding economic opportunity for low-income, homeless and youth job seekers in the region.
Together, they provide skills and career counseling to help locals find jobs, new careers and earn promotions. Participants create individual plans that include a path to living wage employment. Bank of America helps fund San Jose Works’ summer youth employment program, which provides work readiness support, job training, financial education and paid work experiences. The goal is for more members of the community to have successful, long-term careers.
1https://www.sccgov.org/sites/osh/ContinuumofCare/ReportsandPublications/Pages/HomelessnessCensusandSurvey.aspx
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The power of the arts
At Bank of America, we believe in the power of the arts to help economies thrive, educate and enrich societies, and create greater cultural understanding. That’s why we’re helping the arts flourish in communities across the globe.
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In some locations, you may be required to wear a face covering to enter, in alignment with local ordinances.
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*Donations in each market reflect $50 per employee who recorded their booster, $50 per employee who received their flu shot, and an additional company contribution. Vaccination boosters and vaccination reporting are voluntary.