Bio

Jim Crowley is Senior Executive Vice President and Global Head of BNY Pershing. He is also a member of the BNY Executive Committee. BNY Pershing provides business-to-business solutions to clients representing over 7.5 million investor accounts globally. Jim leads a team of experienced professionals dedicated to helping clients improve profitability, drive growth, create efficiency, and manage risk and regulation. Prior to becoming head of the business in July 2019, Jim served as the firm’s Chief Operating Officer, ensuring that BNY Pershing had a sustainable and resilient business strategy, attracted and developed the best talent, and had the proper controls and systems in place to support its business. He is a frequent speaker at client events and major industry conferences on business trends, strategy and transformation, sharing his broad range of industry insights and experience. Jim holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Management from Florida State University. He is on the Board of Governors of FINRA and was previously a member of the Board of Directors of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) and the Financial Services Institute (FSI). He also completed the Securities Industry Institute® (SII) program at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He previously served on the SII Board of Trustees, where he held the role of Chairman from 2007-2009. Jim is also on the Advisory Board of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Essex, Hudson and Union Counties in New Jersey.