Gail Gross

Director, National Business Development Merrill

Gail Gross applies her two decades of experience in the financial services industry to help financial advisors and their teams acquire new clients and deepen relationships with current clients and prospects. She is the Director and Head of Merrill’s Field Implementation and Communications Team where she focuses on enhancing technology to give advisors time back in their day and deliver innovative solutions to help them and their teams drive growth. She also leads key marketing efforts surrounding talent acquisition. Most recently, she and her marketing and digital partners launched an innovative do-it-yourself advisor video tool called Video Pro. The tool will enable advisors to engage in a more personal way with prospective and current clients on topics that matter the most to them. Prior to this role, Gail was head of the Merrill Private Wealth Management Marketing Team where she and her team supported the business in delivering strategic initiatives targeting $10MM+ prospects and clients.

Gail has enjoyed working in and leading many areas of Merrill marketing including, Field Enablement Marketing, Brand Marketing & Advisor Resources, Integrated Brand Marketing, and Merrill Lynch’s Creative Resources Group. In addition to her work with Bank of America and Merrill, Gail served in a number of creative and marketing positions for Bloomberg, L.P. As manager of Bloomberg’s Creative Strategy Team, Gail helped raise awareness of Bloomberg products throughout the world via a wide range of promotional materials and high-profile events and seminars.

Gail lives in Pennington, N.J. with her husband Mark and their daughters Alexa and Olivia. She loves swimming and practicing yoga. She is an active member of the Women’s Exchange at Merrill, where she mentors women to help them navigate and grow their careers. Gail has also participated in the Lewes Polar Bear Plunge for Special Olympics for many years, raising thousands of dollars in support of this important organization.