Diligent sits down with James Killerlane, Corporate Secretary of BNY Mellon, to discuss the innovation and creative new ways BNY has transformed their governance practices throughout a year of remote work. He'll be sharing, among other insights: Standardizing governance practices across global subsidiaries Overhauling the director onboarding process Putting together a diverse board You won't want to miss his insights! Grab your seat now.
James J. Killerlane III is the Corporate Secretary, Managing Director and Deputy General Counsel of BNY Mellon. Jim oversees all corporate governance and securities matters at BNY Mellon and supports the Board of Directors for the BNY Parent, Institutional Bank and Wealth Bank. He is also a member of the Legal Department’s Senior Staff.
Before joining BNY Mellon in April 2019, Jim was an Assistant Secretary and Associate General Counsel at AIG where he was the Head of Securities and Corporate Governance. Jim’s principal areas of oversight included SEC and other public disclosure, corporate governance, Dodd-Frank and Sarbanes Oxley related matters.
Before joining AIG, Jim served as an Executive Director at Morgan Stanley, where he served as an Assistant Secretary for the parent company with respect to SEC, corporate governance and other disclosure matters, as well as the Corporate Secretary of the three Morgan Stanley banks. Prior to Morgan Stanley, Jim was a Senior Vice President and Assistant Secretary at Lehman Brothers. He began his career as a senior associate at Winston & Strawn and Battle Fowler.
Jim graduated from Princeton University, majoring in Politics and American Studies. He received a JD from Fordham University Law School, where he was the Business Editor of the Fordham Urban Law Journal and a member of Fordham’s Moot Court Board.
Jim is currently admitted to the bar in New York and Connecticut. He currently serves on the National Board of the Society for Corporate Governance, where he is on the Audit Committee as well as the Membership and Education Committee, and previously served as the President of the New York Chapter for the Society. Jim also serves on the Advisory Council of the Harvard Law School Corporate Governance Roundtable and is a Fellow of the Salzburg Global Corporate Governance Forum. He serves as the Chairman Emeritus of the Junior Council of the American Museum of Natural History and also serves on the Board of the Red Bull Theater and several non-profit institutions.
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