Meet Melissa, Vice President

I joined BNY Mellon through the Emerging Leaders Programme in 2018 and had the opportunity to rotate through three different teams during my first year, which was a great way to get a feel for what I enjoyed doing at the bank. I had returned to BNY Mellon after completing an internship there in 2017 – the reason I came back was due to the friendly, warm culture and the strength of the relationships I had built with my colleagues.

BNY Mellon empowers you to lead, and rewards you for acting like an owner and pursuing your own interests and ideas – in addition to my day job, I’ve had the opportunity to lead a Diversity, Equity Inclusion partnership with a strategic client, plus host over 25 firms in our office alongside The World Wide Fund for Nature and The Natural History Museum on the topic of Biodiversity.

Back to my day role – I have been excited to see how my career at BNY Mellon has progressed since graduating from the Emerging Leaders Programme. In 2019 I spent 2 years working for our Global Head of Relationship Management working on strategic initiatives and looking after our Alternative asset manager clients. In 2021 I was promoted to Vice President and I have been working for our International Chief Administrative Officer ever since. I’m looking forward to taking my next step soon.