Brian Ruane is the CEO of BNY Mellon’s Clearance & Collateral Management business and a member of BNY Mellon’s Executive Committee.

As CEO of Clearance & Collateral Management Brian’s focus is to provide clients with a 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 Mellon Government Securities Services Corp, and oversees the firm’s credit services, real estate and leasing portfolios.

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 has been a member of the Pershing LLC’s Executive Committee since 2015.

Brian is a member of the Dean’s Advisory Board of Hofstra University’s Zarb School of Business. Brian is also a member of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants and is FINRA Series 7, 24, 63 and 66 licensed.