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  1. Most notably, Giannini was one of the first bankers to offer banking services to middle-class Americans, mainly Italian immigrants, rather than only the upper class. He also pioneered the holding company structure and established one of the first modern trans-national institutions.

  2. Industry: Finance. Era: 1900. Giannini grew Bank of America into the world’s largest bank. Three years after surviving the San Francisco earthquake of 1906, Gianninis banking operations expanded by opening its first branch in San Jose. He continued to open banks throughout California, consolidating operations in 1927.

  3. Nov 14, 2018 · The son of Italian immigrants, Amadeo Pietro Giannini was born in San Jose, California in 1970. His father had been fatally shot when Giannini was only 7 years old. When he turned 13, he left ...

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  4. Amadeo Gianini. A native of San Jose, California, Amadeo Peter Giannini became a true booster of the San Francisco region and the financial guarantor of the Golden Gate Bridge. Amadeo Peter...

  5. Feb 20, 2023 · In 1912, during a grand dinner of 100 guests in Liguria, Italy he said, “We live overseas, but our heart is here with you”. The Centro Studi Amadeo Peter Giannini in Genoa aims to create a bridge between Liguria and the United States, in particular with Los Angeles.

  6. Branch Banking. The son of immigrants loaned to immigrants when other bankers refused. He built a vast Western banking empire, fueling California's growth, and created a national system of branch...

  7. Amadeo Peter Giannini was born on May 6, 1870 in San Jose, California. Known affectionately as “A.P.,” Giannini was not only an innovator in banking, but also a man with remarkable integrity and extraordinary faith in human character. The son of Italian immigrants, A.P. left school at age 13 to work in a wholesale produce business in San ...

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