Teresa M. Brenner
Teresa M. Brenner has served as one of our independent directors since April 2016 and has served as our Lead Independent Director since July 2019. Ms. Brenner retired from Bank of America Corporation in 2012, where she had served in various roles for approximately 20 years, including her most recent position as managing director and associate general counsel.
Ms. Brenner served on the board of directors of Residential Capital, LLC from March 2013 to December 2013 during its restructuring and through the confirmation of its bankruptcy proceeding. Ms. Brenner is a member of the National Association of Corporate Directors, the Society of Corporate Governance, and the American Corporate Counsel Association, and is a member in good standing of the North Carolina State Bar. Ms. Brenner has also held various philanthropic and civic roles, including serving as president of Temple Israel and chairperson of Right Moves for Youth.
Ms. Brenner received a Bachelor of Arts degree magna cum laude and with honors in history from Alma College in 1984, where she was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa, and a Juris Doctorate cum laude from Wake Forest University School of Law in 1987, where she was a Carswell Scholar and an editor of its Law Review.
