Chief Administrative Officer RBC Wealth Management–U.S.
“Every part of our business, even areas clients don’t necessarily interact with directly, is designed to give them the best experience possible.”
Tammy Buchert is a passionate and driven leader who has built her career by providing second-to-none service and advocating for employees. As chief administrative officer, Tammy leads the business administration team, the field and client support services team and numerous cross-functional teams through a variety of business-wide and regulatory projects benefiting clients, advisors and colleagues. She provides strategic leadership to the U.S. Wealth Management operations team of more than 325 professionals who service and process client accounts and transactions.
She is also responsible for aligning strategic organizational efforts to achieve the firm’s collective purpose of helping clients thrive and communities prosper.
In 2022, Tammy managed the opening of the new RBC Wealth Management–U.S. headquarters at RBC Gateway in Minneapolis. She led the three-year project to design and build the space to meet the evolving needs of a dynamic and diverse workforce.
Tammy joined RBC Wealth Management in 1997 as an internal auditor. She transitioned to Private Client Group finance and then to strategic compensation, where she focused on developing advisor and field leadership compensation programs. Prior to joining RBC Wealth Management, Tammy worked as an auditor at KPMG Peat Marwick and obtained her CPA (inactive) designation.
Tammy received a Bachelor of Business Administration in accounting from the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire and a Master of Business Administration from the University of St. Thomas. She’s a graduate of the Securities Industry Institute Excellence in Leadership Development Program offered through the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and serves on the Securities Industry Institute board of trustees.
She enjoys the outdoors and serves as vice-chair on the board of directors of Camp Fire Minnesota, an organization dedicated to igniting wonder through nature programs. Tammy is married to Patrick, a high school teacher, and has two adult children, Heather and Ryan.
Investment and insurance products offered through RBC Wealth Management are not insured by the FDIC or any other federal government agency, are not deposits or other obligations of, or guaranteed by, a bank or any bank affiliate, and are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of the principal amount invested.