Dante Guarneri is a Vice President and Relationship Manager in the Media & Entertainment Group at Banc of California. In his role, he focuses on building and developing relationships with industry executives across the music, film, television and live event spaces. He is responsible for new client acquisition for both lending and depository relationships, as well as portfolio management and client retention.

Mr. Guarneri joined Banc of California in May 2022 after five years at Bank Leumi USA, where he managed and expanded a portfolio of commercial and industrial clients in the food and beverage, industrial and digital media sectors. Mr. Guarneri has a history of developing strong relationships with clients and helping them structure debt facilities that meet their specific strategic needs. He received a bachelor’s degree in financial economics from Columbia University and holds a Corporate Finance Foundations professional certificate from Corporate Finance Institute.

Mr. Guarneri serves on the board of the Los Angeles Conservancy, a nonprofit membership organization that works to preserve and restore the cultural, architectural and historic resources of Los Angeles County.