Stephanie Pierce is Deputy Head of BNY Investments, responsible for the Dreyfus money market business, the Mellon index business and BNY Advisors, which provides customized client solutions. Pierce is an entrepreneurial investment management veteran and industry leader with over 30 years of experience in the asset management and private banking industries. Prior to joining BNY, she was Executive Vice President of the Investment Product Group at Fidelity Investments, where she led product strategy, thought leadership and institutional portfolio management for Fidelity’s asset management business. Before that, she was Senior Vice President, Product Management, Business Development and Client Portfolio Management at Janus Henderson Investors. She also spent 13 years at Goldman Sachs with increasing responsibility in the investment management, investment research and securities divisions. In addition to BNY, Pierce is an accomplished speaker and author who has published numerous research briefs and white papers.
Stephanie Pierce Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
Academic History
BNY MELLON
Pierce has extensive leadership experience in driving strategic change and commercial innovation.
She is responsible for the Dreyfus money market business, the Mellon index business and BNY Advisors, which provides customized client solutions.
She also manages the chief business office for BNY Investments, including strategic infrastructure, governance and controls, and centralized operations functions as well as coordination with affiliates ARX Investments and Siguler Guff.
She served as CEO of ETF, Index and Cash Investment Strategies at BNY Mellon Investment Management, responsible for developing the firm’s sponsored ETF offering as well as the index and money markets businesses.
CURRENT AFFILIATIONS
Member, Young Presidents Organization
Board of Advisors, Boston Ballet
Board of Trustees, US Ski and Snowboard Foundation
Advisory Board Member, Journal of Portfolio Management
Advisory Board Member, Journal of Retirement
Advisory Board Member, Speakers’ Bureau of Women in ETFs
EARLY CAREER
Pierce led Fidelity's integrated Investment Product organization responsible for approximately $2 trillion of investments across the institutional, intermediary, and retail distribution channels.
She also led Fidelity's investment product strategy and development for over 500 mutual funds, over 100 institutional composites and collective investment trusts, and 15 exchange traded funds across all asset classes in both active and passive disciplines.
As Senior Vice President for Janus Henderson Investors, she raised over $4 billion in new assets in Janus strategies and retained over $35 billion in Janus-managed assets.
She was Vice President and Senior Portfolio Advisor for Goldman Sachs where she led a team of advisors to PWM clients, encompassing over 50 investment products.
RECOGNITIONS
2024 YouTube Empower Advocates
2023 Pensions & Investments' Most Influential Women in Institutional Investing
2023 DCIIA's Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Leadership Award