Experienced Trust Professional and More Join Pinnacle Financial Partners in the National Capital Region

Veteran banking leader Justin Willis has joined Pinnacle Financial Partners in the National Capital Region as a trust portfolio manager, bringing 10 years of industry knowledge and experience. Also joining the firm is Marilyn Carrera, a financial advisor assistant with 20 years of experience, and Anita Carter, a treasury management analyst with 17 years of experience.

"Justin brings significant expertise to our client offerings. Justin’s expertise continues to build Pinnacle’s offerings to clients in the National Capital Region. said Carolyne Pelton, regional president for the National Capital region. “Adding Trust and Wealth services is critical as we build a full-service bank capable of serving our clients’ needs. He, Marilyn and Anita bring wisdom earned by many years in the industry. All three have a heart to serve, providing hallmarks of Pinnacle:  Distinctive Service and Effective Advice. They are well-regarded within the business community and have earned reputations for partnership and professionalism that will serve Pinnacle clients well.”

Willis comes from JP Morgan Wealth Management, where he served as a private client advisor. Prior roles include portfolio manager at Bank of America Private Bank, US Trust and financial advisor/financial planner at Principal Financial Group. Willis earned a bachelor’s degree in business management and his MBA in finance from the University of Maryland. Justin holds CFP®, CIMA®, and CPWA® designations.

Carrera joins Pinnacle from Capital One Bank. Previously, she worked as a branch operations specialist, senior branch operations specialist and branch operations support specialist at Capital One. Carrera earned her associate’s degree from Strayer University.

Carter joins Pinnacle from BB&T, now Truist where she was a commercial client specialist. Prior to that she was a relationship banker and teller. Carter graduated with an associate’s in business administration from Northern Virginia Community College and her MBA from University of Wroclaw in Poland.

Pinnacle Financial Partners provides a full range of banking, investment, trust, mortgage and insurance products and services designed for businesses and their owners and individuals interested in a comprehensive relationship with their financial institution. The firm is the No. 1 bank in the Nashville-Murfreesboro-Franklin MSA, according to 2022 deposit data from the FDIC, is listed by Forbes among the top 25 banks in the nation and earned a spot on the 2022 list of 100 Best Companies to Work For® in the U.S., its sixth consecutive appearance. American Banker recognized Pinnacle as one of America’s Best Banks to Work For nine years in a row and No. 1 among banks with more than $11 billion in assets in 2021.

Pinnacle entered the National Capital Region in November 2021 by recruiting six local financial services professionals to open an office in Northern Virginia. The firm was recognized as the No. 6 Best Place to Work in Virginia by Virginia Business magazine in 2020.

Pinnacle began operations in a single location in downtown Nashville, TN, in October 2000 and has since grown to approximately $40.1 billion in assets as of June 30, 2022. As the second-largest bank holding company headquartered in Tennessee, the firm operates in 15 primarily urban markets across the Southeast.

Additional information concerning Pinnacle, which is included in the Nasdaq Financial-100 Index, can be accessed at www.pnfp.com.