Brian Ruane
Global Head of Clearance and Collateral Management
Brian Ruane is Senior Executive Vice President and Global Head of BNY Mellon's Clearance & Collateral Management business, and a member of BNY Mellon’s Executive Committee.
As Global Head of Clearance & Collateral Management, Brian’s focus is to provide clients with digitally-enabled, resilient infrastructure to settle, safekeep, finance and manage their post-trade inventory and collateral obligations. In addition to those responsibilities, Brian is the CEO of BNY Mellon Government Securities Services Corp., and also oversees the firm’s credit services, real estate and corporate trust businesses.
Brian was a key voice on the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Triparty Repo Infrastructure Reform Task Force, which drove systemic changes to ensure that the triparty repo market functions effectively and efficiently. He also served on the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Working Committee on The Future of the US Government Securities Markets.
A frequent speaker on market structure, digital trends and triparty repo, Brian’s recent papers include The Future of Wholesale Funding Markets, The Pandemic Stress Test: US Government Securities Clearance and Repo, The Meteoric Rise in US Treasuries and Future Proofing of the US Treasury Market.
Prior to his current role, Brian led Global Client Management, Alternative Investment Services and Prime Services.
Brian is a member of the Dean’s Advisory Board of Hofstra University’s Zarb School of Business and the Board of The Irish American Partnership.