Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
BNY Mellon

Robert (Bob) Kelly is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of BNY Mellon, a global financial services growth company operating in 36 countries and serving institutions and high-net-worth individuals in more than 100 markets worldwide. As of December 31, 2010, the company had total assets of $256 billion and a market capitalization of $37.5 billion. BNY Mellon is the corporate brand of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (NYSE:BK). 

The company has nearly 50,000 employees and is a worldwide leader in asset management and securities servicing. It has $25 trillion in assets under custody and administration, $1.17 trillion in assets under management and services $12 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 and a top 10 bank CEO in 2006 and 2007 by U.S. Banker magazine.

Mr. Kelly served as chairman, president and chief executive officer of Mellon Financial Corporation until its merger with The Bank of New York Company, Inc.

Prior to joining Mellon, he spent five years as chief financial officer of Wachovia Corporation, where 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 and FCA 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 Chairman of the Financial Services Forum and President of the Federal Advisory Council of the Federal Reserve Board. He is a member of the Boards of Directors of the Financial Services Roundtable and the Institute of International Finance (IIF) and a member of the Trilateral Commission and the Partnership for New York City. Mr. Kelly is also on the Boards of Trustees of Carnegie Mellon University and St. Patrick’s Cathedral and is Chancellor of St. Mary’s University.

He and his wife, Rose, have been married for 28 years and have two children.