Robert P. Kelly
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Robert (Bob) Kelly is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of BNY Mellon, a global financial services growth company operating in 34 countries and serving institutions and high-net-worth individuals in more than 100 markets worldwide. As of September 30, 2009, the company had total assets of $206 billion and a market capitalization of $34.9 billion. BNY Mellon is the corporate brand of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (NYSE:BK).
The company has 42,000 employees and is a worldwide leader in asset management and securities servicing. It has $22.1 trillion in assets under custody and administration, $966 billion in assets under management and services more than $11.9 trillion in outstanding debt.
In 2009, BNY Mellon was again ranked among America's Most Admired Companies, as compiled by Fortune magazine. Mr. Kelly was named one of America's Best CEOs for 2009 by Institutional Investor magazine.
Mr. Kelly served as chairman, president and chief executive officer of Mellon Financial Corporation from February 2006 until its merger with The Bank of New York Company, Inc. He was named a top 10 bank CEO in 2006 and 2007 by U.S. Banker magazine.
Prior to joining Mellon, he spent five years as chief financial officer of Wachovia Corporation. He was named one of America's best CFOs by the readers of Institutional Investor magazine in 2004, 2005 and 2006. Previously, he spent 19 years with Toronto-Dominion Bank, where he served as a vice chairman.
In addition to his experience as a CFO, Mr. Kelly has extensive background in retail brokerage, banking and securities trading. He is a chartered accountant with an MBA and an honorary doctorate from Cass Business School, City University in London and a bachelor's degree and honorary doctorate from St. Mary's University in Canada.
Mr. Kelly is a member of the Partnership for New York City and the Federal Advisory Council of the Federal Reserve Board. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Financial Services Roundtable and is a member of the Financial Services Forum. Mr. Kelly is also on the Board of Trustees of Carnegie Mellon University.
He and his wife, Rose, have been married for 27 years and have two children.