Charlie Ditkoff
Vice Chairman of Corporate and Investment Banking, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
New York, NY
Since joining New York City's Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML) in 1999, Charles Ditkoff has become one of Wall Street's most recognized healthcare bankers. With degrees from two of the nation's most prestigious academic institutions, Charles Ditkoff has had impressive careers in the legal, financial, and healthcare industries.
A member of Phi Beta Kappa while at Brown University, Charles Ditkoff graduated magna cum laude from the Ivy League college in 1983. Shortly after achieving his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Charles Ditkoff moved from Providence, Rhode Island, to New Haven, Connecticut, where he enrolled at Yale Law School, the country's top-ranked law program for over two decades.
With his Juris Doctor from Yale, Charles Ditkoff joined Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP's expert team of associates as a Corporate Securities Lawyer. For five years, Charles Ditkoff served the world-leading law firm at its New York City headquarters.
From 1992 to 1994, Charles Ditkoff gained managerial experience in the investment services sector as Vice President of Credit Suisse First Boston, now known solely as Credit Suisse. Charles Ditkoff later aided in the success of Morgan Stanley's Corporate Finance Group, focusing on the Group's healthcare-related endeavors.
Today, Charles Ditkoff combines his executive skills with years of finance experience to help improve the healthcare investment banking division of America's largest bank. As Vice Chairman of Corporate and Investment Banking, Charles Ditkoff maintains customer relationships in the healthcare industry while increasing profits for Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
Over the last decade, Charles Ditkoff has successfully managed BAML's coverage of healthcare service providers and distributers. With Charles Ditkoff's guidance, Banc of America Securities LLC obtained the leading market share in financings, as well as mergers and acquisitions (M&A).
Aside from his professional career, Charles Ditkoff enjoys playing golf and tennis, listening to the music of Wilco and the Grateful Dead, and reading literature by Philip Milton Roth and Ryszard Kapuściński. A resident of Scarsdale, New York, Charles Ditkoff is also an avid New York sports fan, supporting the Jets, Mets, Rangers, and Knicks. He is married to Beth Ann Zarkin, and they have two daughters.
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