Amadeo Giannini

Amadeo Giannini
Amadeo Giannini (1927)
Born	Amadeo Pietro Giannini (1870-05-06)May 6, 1870 San Jose, California, U.S.
Died	June 3, 1949(1949-06-03) (aged 79) San Mateo, California, U.S.
Resting place	Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
Other names	A. P. Giannini
Spouse	Clorinda Cuneo
Children	6, including Claire Giannini Hoffman
Parents	Luigi Giannini (father) Virginia Demartini (mother)

Amadeo Pietro Giannini (Italian pronunciation: [amaˈdɛːo ˈpjɛːtro dʒanˈniːni]), also known as Amadeo Peter Giannini or A. P. Giannini (May 6, 1870 – June 3, 1949) was an American banker who founded the Bank of Italy, which eventually became Bank of America. Giannini is credited as the inventor of many modern banking practices. Most notably, Giannini was one of the first bankers to offer banking services to middle-class Americans, mainly Italian immigrants, rather than only the upper class. He also pioneered the holding company structure and established one of the first modern trans-national institutions.^[1]