Brian Shea heads BNY Mellon’s Broker Dealer and Advisor Services
group, which includes Pershing, Broker Dealer Services global
clearance, U.S. Tri-Party Services, and BNY Mellon Clearing (global
derivatives clearing) businesses. Mr. Shea is Chief Executive
Officer of Pershing LLC, a BNY Mellon company, providing leadership
for all Pershing affiliates on a global basis. He is Chair of
Pershing’s Executive Committee and is a member of BNY Mellon’s
Executive Committee and Operating Committee.
Mr. Shea currently serves on the Board of Directors of the
Insured Retirement Institute and on the Board of Directors of the
Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation. He has previously
served on the Board of Governors of the National Association of
Securities Dealers (NASD, which is now the Financial Industry
Regulatory Authority, Inc.), the NASD Dispute Resolution Board, as
chairman of the National Adjudicatory Council of the NASD, and as
chairman of the NASD Membership Committee. He has also served on
the NASD Variable Annuity Utility Task Force, the NASD Mutual Fund
Breakpoint Task Force, the NASD Mutual Fund Omnibus Processing Task
Force, the NASD Member Admission Review Committee, and the NASD
District 10 (New York) Committee. Mr. Shea also served as chairman
of the Securities Industry Association Membership Committee (SIA,
which is now the Securities Industry and Financial Markets
Association or SIFMA), and served on the SIA New York District
Committee. He is a two-time recipient of the chairman’s award for
distinguished service to the SIA.
Mr. Shea serves on the Board of Trustees of St. John’s
University, and on the Board of St. John’s University’s Institute
for Catholic Schools. He is also a member of the Board of the
Tomorrow’s Hope Foundation, chairman of the Bishop’s Advisory
Committee for the Catholic Education in the diocese of Rockville
Centre and serves on the Archdiocese of New York Archbishop’s
Committee for Charity.
After earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Business
Management from St. John’s University, he went on to earn a Master
of Business Administration degree in Finance from Pace University.
He has also completed the Securities Industry Institute® program,
sponsored by SIFMA, at the Wharton School of the University of
Pennsylvania.