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Todd Giardinelli

Head of Natural Resources & Energy Transition (Investment Banking) at Bank of America

New York, NY

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Why they matter

Just moved from Morgan Stanley to Bank of America to lead BofA's natural resources / energy transition push. Pivotal banker whose new mandate is being built right now.

Background

Head of Natural Resources & Energy Transition at Bank of America's investment-banking unit since August 2025. Previously Global Head of Morgan Stanley's Power, Utilities and Renewables Group; before that Head of North American M&A within the same group. 20+ years on Wall Street executing transactions across the energy and utilities sectors. MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business; Kenyon College cum laude.

Notable deals

  • 2025
    Hired by Bank of America from Morgan Stanley as Head of Natural Resources & Energy Transition, signaling a major BofA push into the space.
  • 2024
    Led Morgan Stanley's Global Power, Utilities and Renewables Group through a period of significant utility M&A activity.

Call-prep brief

Background

Todd is in build mode at BofA after a long Morgan Stanley career. His mandate (energy transition + natural resources) is broader than pure power & utilities, which makes him relevant across clean energy, grid, and resource-adjacent infrastructure.

What he cares about

  • Building BofA's mandate share in energy-transition advisory.
  • Cross-product solutions (advisory + capital markets + leveraged finance).
  • Mid- to large-cap utility M&A and IPP platform exits.

Recent moves

  • BofA hire announced August 2025; now actively rebuilding the team.

Sensitivities

  • In transition: may be deliberately raising his profile but also constrained on what he can publicly discuss about Morgan Stanley deal book.
  • Hungry for relationships in build phase — good timing.

Questions to ask

  1. What's the BofA energy-transition mandate scope and how is it different from Morgan Stanley's framing?
  2. Where does he see the volume of large-cap utility M&A heading into 2026?
  3. Which transition adjacencies (storage, hydrogen, EV charging) are getting bankable today vs. just talked about?

Outreach draft

Subject
Building BofA energy transition - mid-market intro
Mr. Giardinelli, I lead infrastructure investing at [Firm]. Your move to lead BofA's natural-resources/energy-transition franchise is a notable shift in the banker landscape, and we'd like to introduce [Firm] as an active mid-market buy-side relationship as you build the new mandate. Would you have 20 minutes for an intro in the next month? Best regards, [Your name] [Your firm]

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Sources

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