After weathering tough times, Bank of America's public policy and comms chief looks to position the bank as a more transparent and streamlined company.


Jim Mahoney expected praise for Bank of America when it stepped up with encouragement from the federal government to purchase Countrywide Bank in 2008, preventing the company from collapsing and subsequenly eliminated all future subprime lending by Countrywide.

Similarly, the head of global public policy and corporate communications felt that Bank of America's subsequent ...