2024 Business 100 Awards Dinner

For the first time in Irish America’s history, two keynote speakers will share the stage for the Business 100 Awards Dinner. We are excited to have two previous Wall Street 50 and Business 100 honorees Helen Doody, Managing Director and Head of Abbey Capital (US), and Brian Ruane, Senior Executive Vice President, BNY as the 2024 keynote speakers.

Helen Doody is the Head of Abbey Capital (US) LLC and an Abbey Capital (US) LLC board director. Abbey Capital is an alternative investment manager providing portfolio diversification. She and her team have responsibility for business development and client services in North America, working with many of the largest private banks, institutions, and pension consultants.

Born in Dublin to parents John and Clare McDonald, Helen has five siblings. She graduated from University College Dublin with a Bachelor of Commerce Degree and Dublin City University with a Certificate in Investment Management.

Helen moved to the U.S. with her husband, Derek in 2006. They have three sons, Gavin, JJ, and Christian, and live in Connecticut. Helen is on the North American advisory board for The Michael Smurfit Business School at UCD. Helen also volunteers in her children’s school, coached her son’s basketball team last year, and helps out with various charitable causes.

Brian Ruane is Senior Executive Vice President and Global Head of BNYs Clearance & Collateral, Credit Services & Corporate Trust businesses and a member of BNY’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 Government Securities Services Corp. and 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.

For more information on the 2024 Business 100 or to nominate a potential honoree please contact Mary Cucinell at maryc@irishamerica.com.