Having built an amazing career at Comerica Bank, Larry Bryant notes that one of the ways that he is most fulfilled at work is seeing the joy and excitement from a younger generation of Comericans.
“As a team member, when they’re able to add value to customers and deliver doing what they love and share success stories. When my district managers talk about the remarkable things that our people are doing, it really excites me because it ultimately represents why we are here, right? To deliver for our customers. I can’t wait to hear what great things they’re doing and how they’re celebrating.”
Bryant has been with Comerica Bank for nearly 35 years. He has been with the organization since it was Manufacturers Bank. He was one of the many employees who attended the opening of a time capsule, which was originally placed in the walls of what is now Comerica Bank Center at 411 W. Lafayette Street in Detroit as part of the building’s 1971 opening. The capsule was opened June 6 in celebration of the Bank’s 175th anniversary.
“35 years is a long time, but there was someone at the event who has 50 years–so I still have a way to go,” said Bryant.
When asked about what keeps him with the organization, Bryant shares a sentiment similar to many other Comericans, “The culture.”
“We have a culture here of caring about people, of caring about our customers, and caring about our colleagues, that really what’s happening here,” said Bryant. “And as we bring in people from other organizations, they remark about the reputation that Comerica has around its culture and the legacy of caring about our people and wanting them to be successful and really investing in people.”
Bryant is senior vice president and Regional Director of Comerica Bank’s Michigan Southeast region of banking centers. Bryant oversees 82 locations, including Detroit’s largest network of banking centers.
Bryant also serves on Comerica Bank’s Michigan senior leadership team.
When he is not working, he enjoys spending time with his two adult daughters and traveling, especially to Europe where he has been three times.
Bryant is the past chair of Comerica’s African American business resource group, a business outreach initiative that supports financial and educational development in the African American Community. He also serves on the leadership council of Comerica’s African American Network (CAAN), an employee resource group.
Like many other Comericans, Bryant is highly active in the Southeast Michigan community. Bryant has contributed his expertise to the board of directors for several non-profit organizations, including the Dearborn Chamber of Commerce, the Henry Ford Village Foundation, the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra, the Citizens Research Council of Michigan, the Shelter of Washtenaw County, and the American Arab Chamber of Commerce.
Bryant currently serves on the board of directors of the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, the Luella Hannan Memorial Foundation, the Siena Heights University Board of Trustees and is board chair of the Urban League of Detroit and Southeast Michigan.
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