David C. Darnell is president of Commercial and Real Estate Banking for Bank of America. He leads national sales for the company's Commercial Banking, Real Estate Banking and Business Credit operations. Before assuming his current position in 2001, he led the bank's consumer and commercial banking operations in the central region of the United States. Darnell also served as executive vice president and Commercial Division executive for Bank of America in Florida. Darnell is a member of the Bank of America Management Operating Committee. Based in St. Louis, Darnell has been actively involved in the community, particularly in efforts to revitalize downtown St. Louis, where the bank has a major presence. He is a member of the boards of the St. Louis Regional Commerce and Growth Association; St. Louis Downtown Partnership, Inc.; Civic Progress; St. Louis Science Center; United Way of Greater St. Louis; Boy Scouts of America Greater St. Louis Area Council; and the Variety Club. He also is a trustee of St. Louis University and serves on the national board of the Museum of Science and Industry Foundation. Darnell received an MBA from the University of North Carolina and an undergraduate degree in business from Wake Forest University in Winston−Salem, N.C.