He was married and had two daughters, Jennifer and Elyssa. He died on September 27, 2021, in New York City, at age 82. [12] ^ "Komansky, CEO Who Led Merrill's Global Growth, Dies at 82". Bloomberg. September 28, 2021. Retrieved October 1, 2021.

With all the demands made on you professionally, how did you balance your personal life? My wife is fabulous. To travel the road I traveled, you give up certain things.

He is survived by his wife, Phyllis, of Westport, CT; their two daughters, Jennifer Komansky and Elyssa Williams (Simon); and two grandchildren – Joey and Maverick Williams. A private family...

David H. Komansky — who as chief executive officer and then chairman of Merrill Lynch from 1996 through 2003 led a major international expansion of the firm’s key businesses — died Sept. 27, 2021, at New York-Presbyterian Hospital in New York City. His death, at 82, was attributed to natural causes.

(Bloomberg) — David Komansky, a college dropout who joined Merrill Lynch & Co. as a stockbroker and expanded the firm around the globe as chairman and chief executive officer during the bull markets of the 1990s, has died. Komansky died Monday at 82, according to Jenn Komansky, one of his daughters.