Andrea Bruce

Andrea Bruce is the National Leader of Comerica Specialty Wealth Solutions Division which includes Estate Settlement Services, Specialty Asset Management, Special Needs Solutions, Charitable Services, IRAs, ILITs, Trust Real Estate, 1031 Exchange and Corporate Escrow accounts. Andrea is also responsible for growing revenue, managing fiduciary risk, talent development, change management and driving continuous improvement.

Her career at Comerica began in commercial lending, where she completed Comerica’s renowned credit underwriting training program, followed by serving as a commercial lender in Comerica’s U.S. Banking (large corporate lending) group. Andrea transitioned to the wealth organization in 1997, and has focused her career on complex estates, trusts and specialty asset administration of all types. In addition to her current role, she has held a variety of leadership positions which include leader of the Comerica Specialty Assets Management Team, interim leader of the Special Needs Trust Team, and member of various fiduciary-related task forces and committees. Andrea's experience in administering unique and hard to value assets and liabilities such as oil, gas and minerals, closely-held businesses, and intellectual properties is extraordinary.

Andrea has been a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® (CFP®) since 2005. She is a graduate of the University of Michigan-Dearborn with a Bachelor of Business Administration and of Wayne State University with a Master of Business Administration. Andrea is the current Treasurer of the National Trust Closely Held Business Association, a not-for-profit organization that serves as an education and information resource for individuals in the corporate fiduciary, trust and estate industries.