Timothy L. Vaill
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc.
Timothy L. Vaill is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc., (NASDAQ:BPFH) a national wealth management company. Mr. Vaill first joined BPFH on January 1, 1993 as Chief Executive Officer of Boston Private Bank & Trust Company, the New England private banking subsidiary. He became Chairman of the parent company on January 1, 1997. Boston Private has subsidiary operations in private banking, wealth advisory, and investment management in several geographic regions of the United States. In addition to his leadership responsibilities at the holding company, Mr. Vaill serves on the boards of directors of many of his portfolio companies.
Previous Experience: Prior to joining Boston Private, Mr. Vaill was President and a director of Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Company, a $10 billion private bank, and a director of its parent, The Boston Company, an asset management company owned by American Express. He was with The Boston Company in various executive capacities for 18 years, and among other assignments, directed all of its international activities. Mr. Vaill left that company prior to its merger with Mellon Bank, and in 1991-1992, he created a new wealth management business for Fidelity Investments. Education: Mr. Vaill holds a BS in Mathematics from Tufts University (1964) and an MBA in Finance from the Harvard Business School (1971).
Personal Information: Mr. Vaill currently serves on the boards of directors of the Schreiber Corporation, a privately-held water treatment company, the New England Aquarium, the New Hampshire Music Festival and the Board of Trustees of Bay State College in Boston. He is a veteran of the United States Navy and served in the Vietnam theater. He lives in Andover, Massachusetts with his wife, Lucy, and has three children.