Gerald L. Hassell is the Chairman, CEO and President

President

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 of The Bank of New York Mellon.

Background

Gerald Hassell joined the Bank of New York in 1973 when he was only 21 years old as a management trainee, and has held various positions in the credit and corporate banking divisions. He was involved in the formation and operation of the Bank's Communications, Entertainment & Publishing Division, and had responsibility for strategic planning and administrative services. Prior to this appointment as president and director in 1998, during which he replaced Tom Renyi

Tom Renyi

Tom Renyi is the former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Bank of New York Company, a position he held since 1997. He is also the former Executive Chairman of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, following BNY and Mellon's merger on July 1, 2007.-Background:Renyi graduated from...

 who went on to become CEO of the bank, Hassell was a senior executive vice president and chief commercial banking officer. He was also a member of the Bank's Senior Policy Committee.

Education and Other Activities

Mr. Hassell received a BA

Bachelor of Arts

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 degree in Economics

Economics

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 from Duke University

Duke University

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 and an MBA in Finance

Finance

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 from the New York University

New York University

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's Stern School of Business.

He is also chairman of the Board of Visitors of The Fuqua School of Business at Duke University; a member of The Financial Services Roundtable and Financial Services Forum; a member of the board of Private Export Funding Corporation; and Vice Chairman of Big Brothers/Big Sisters of New York.