Tyler Friedman

As U.S. Chief Strategy Officer and Head of U.S. Brand, Marketing, Communications and Citizenship, Tyler oversees the development and execution of RBC's U.S. strategy while leading integrated brand, marketing, communications and citizenship functions across RBC's U.S. businesses. Working with the U.S. leadership team, he is responsible for driving growth, operational efficiency and alignment with RBC's global businesses, and ensuring RBC's brand and go-to-market efforts are unified, consistent and impactful across the U.S. platform.

Previously, Tyler served as Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of City National Bank.

Tyler joined RBC/City National in 2021 from a media and entertainment private equity firm in Los Angeles. There, Tyler advised on growth, operational and investment-related initiatives, including closing several billion dollars of media and entertainment transactions.

Tyler spent nearly a decade as an attorney at the New York law firm Sullivan & Cromwell, where he advised financial institutions on a range of strategic, business and regulatory matters.

Tyler earned his Juris Doctor from Duke University School of Law and his bachelor's degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.