Janet Lamkin is United’s senior vice president of market and community innovation. In this newly created role, she leads United’s drive to best serve customers in California and beyond. She focuses on building customer loyalty for United in local markets, closely monitoring local competition in each market and leveraging partnerships to develop short- and long-term strategies to benefit United’s customers.
Prior to this role, Lamkin served as California state president for Bank of America. She was responsible for growing the business and strategically positioning the bank in California, including developing and maintaining relationships and initiatives with a broad range of stakeholders in the corporate, government, philanthropic, and grassroots sectors. She spent 20 years with Bank of America in California, serving in a variety of management positions.
Lamkin recently concluded a two-year term as chair of the Bay Area Council, where she was the first woman to hold that post. She has been named one of the 100 Most Influential Businesswomen in the Bay Area by San Francisco Business Times for eight consecutive years. She has been a champion of diversity and inclusion and of women’s leadership, and she speaks regularly on these issues. She sits on the board of several nonprofit organizations, including the SFMOMA, and the UCSF Health Executive Council. She is also on the National Advisory Council of the Boys and Girls Club.