Phebe Novakovic And Brian Moynihan

Phebe Novakovic and Brian Moynihan represent two distinct paths to the top of American business. Novakovic built her reputation through government, intelligence, defense strategy and General Dynamics, while Moynihan rose through law, banking and financial services to lead Bank of America. Both are long-serving chairmen and CEOs of major U.S. corporations, with careers shaped by strategic decision-making and complex leadership. Their stories differ sharply in industry and background, yet both demonstrate how decades of experience can lead to the highest level of corporate influence.

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Profile Detail	Phebe Novakovic	Brian Moynihan
Full Name	Phebe Nevenka Novakovic	Brian Thomas Moynihan
Date of Birth	1957 — exact date not reliably confirmed by major corporate sources	October 9, 1959 — exact date is widely reported but not confirmed in Bank of America’s official profile
Age (2026)	About 68–69	66
Birth Place	Reported as Frankfurt, Germany; exact birthplace is not strongly documented by authoritative corporate sources	Marietta, Ohio, USA
Nationality	American	American
Profession	Business executive, defense-industry leader, former intelligence officer	Lawyer, banker and corporate executive
Net Worth	Estimated; exact personal wealth is not publicly confirmed	Estimated around $100–130 million; exact personal wealth is not publicly confirmed
Famous For	Chairwoman and CEO of General Dynamics since 2013	Chairman and CEO of Bank of America since 2010
Current Position	Chairwoman & CEO, General Dynamics	Chairman & CEO, Bank of America
Education	Smith College, B.A. (1979); Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, MBA (1988)	Brown University, A.B. History (1981); University of Notre Dame Law School, J.D. (1984)
Early Career	Worked in the U.S. government and intelligence community, including the CIA and Department of Defense	Began career as a corporate lawyer, later moving into financial services
Corporate Career Start	Joined General Dynamics in 2001	Joined FleetBoston Financial in 1993
Major Career Milestone	Became President & COO of General Dynamics in 2012, then Chairwoman & CEO in January 2013	Became CEO of Bank of America in January 2010 and later chairman of the board
Industry	Aerospace & Defense	Banking & Financial Services
Leadership Style	Strategic, disciplined and strongly connected to defense, government and long-term corporate planning	Financially focused, institution-oriented and shaped by banking, law and large-scale corporate management
Parents	Publicly documented family information is limited; father was reported as Michael Branko Novakovic Sr. and mother as Phebe Sharp Baner; details should be treated cautiously	Father was a research scientist/chemist associated with DuPont; mother later worked in insurance
Siblings	Reported to have a brother, Michael Branko Novakovic II; complete sibling information is not reliably documented	One of eight children — the sixth child
Family Background	Comes from a family background associated with Serbian heritage; personal family details are kept relatively private	Raised in Marietta, Ohio, in a large family
Marital Status	Married	Married
Spouse	David Morrison is publicly reported as her spouse; some older biographical accounts contain differing relationship histories	Susan E. Berry, whom he met at Brown University
Children	3 daughters	3 children
Hobbies / Interests	Personal hobbies are not extensively documented publicly; professional interests include defense, strategy and corporate leadership	Rugby, business, finance, leadership and education; he was a Brown rugby co-captain
Height	Not officially disclosed; commonly estimated around 5’6″–5’7″ (168–170 cm)	Not officially disclosed; commonly estimated around 5’10” (178 cm)
Weight	Not officially disclosed; estimated around 60–65 kg	Not officially disclosed; estimated around 75–80 kg
Hair Color	Gray/white in recent public appearances	Gray/white
Eye Color	Not reliably documented	Not reliably documented
Instagram	No clearly verified personal Instagram account identified	No clearly verified personal Instagram account identified
Government Experience	CIA and U.S. Department of Defense experience	No major intelligence/government career; background is primarily law and banking
General Dynamics Role	Chairwoman & CEO since January 1, 2013	Not applicable
Bank of America Role	Not applicable	Chairman & CEO
Other Leadership Roles	Director of JPMorgan Chase and involvement with several civic/defense organizations	Chancellor of Brown University and involvement with major business and civic organizations
Board Experience	JPMorgan Chase and other institutional/civic boards	Numerous business, financial and civic organizations
Recognition	Repeatedly recognized among the world’s most powerful women in business	Named CEO of the Year in 2020 and recognized among influential Boston business leaders
2026 Executive Compensation	About $25.9 million reported for the latest compensation data	About $33.7 million reported in 2026 CEO-pay data
Workforce / Corporate Scale	Leads one of America’s major aerospace and defense companies	Leads Bank of America, with more than 210,000 employees
Career Focus	Defense, aerospace, government strategy, intelligence and corporate management	Banking, wealth management, corporate finance, law and financial services
Major Achievement	Built a long executive career at General Dynamics after government service and became its first female CEO/chair	Guided Bank of America as CEO through a long period of transformation and expansion of its major banking businesses
Public Profile	Relatively private and less focused on celebrity-style publicity	Highly visible in the banking and corporate world
Overall Legacy	One of America’s most prominent defense-industry executives	One of America’s longest-serving major-bank CEOs
Last Word Information	Phebe Novakovic stands out for combining intelligence, government and defense expertise with decades of corporate leadership at General Dynamics.	Brian Moynihan stands out for transforming a legal and banking background into long-term leadership of one of America’s largest financial institutions.

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