Michael J. Bracci serves as President of the East Region. He is responsible for leading the company’s wealth management business in the eastern United States, which includes 26 offices from New England to Florida. 

Prior to becoming President of the East Region, Michael served as President of the East Florida and Mid-Atlantic Regions. Previously, he served as the Regional Senior Banking Officer for the Palm Beach Martin Region, and as Managing Director of the North Palm Beach office. He has over 30 years of experience in the banking and finance industry. Having begun his career in the management training program at a large Southeast regional commercial bank, he led a regional commercial banking team and held various other management positions before joining Northern Trust in 1993.

An active member of the Palm Beach community, Michael is currently a member of the Board of Trustees for the Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts and Chair of the Operations Committee. Formerly, he was Chair of the Board of Trustees, Chair of the CEO Search Committee, Kravis Governance/Nominating Committee, and Chair of the Corporate Partners Committee. He was a member of the Kravis Audit Committee for the past 14 years. He is Vice Chairman of the Nicklaus Children's Healthcare Foundation and is the current Chair of the Board's Executive Committee. Michael currently serves on the Board of the Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties and is the current chair of the Investment Committee, past Treasurer of the Board and past chair of the Finance Committee. Formerly, he was a member of the Board at The Benjamin School in North Palm Beach serving as Treasurer and as Chair of the Governance Committee. A former member of the Board of the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County, he held a number of leadership positions over a 12 year period including Treasurer, Governance Chair and President of the Board. He also served on the Board of the Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County, and was President of the Board. In 2005 he was awarded Board Member of the Year. He is a former member of the Board of Trustees of Town of Palm Beach United Way and served as past Chair. He was awarded the Palm Beach Atlantic University Free Enterprise Day Medalist in 2011.

Michael holds a B.A. in Economics from Tulane University.