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Gerald Hassell

American banker, former Chief Executive Officer of The Bank of New York Mellon1

Gerald L. Hassell (born 1952) is an American bank executive and is the former chairman and CEO of The Bank of New York Mellon.2

From Wikipedia’s article on Gerald Hassell (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born 1952.1

Companies

Holdings

Stock this person has reported owning, from the forms officers and directors file with the SEC. See the biggest insider stakes.

Shares held

  • MetLife MET31,442 shares15$3.2M at $100.38Jun 11, 2024
  • Comcast CMCSA68,597 shares16$1.5M at $21.93Mar 31, 2024
  • Versant VSNT17,799 shares17$561.4K at $31.54Jun 26, 2026

As of each latest filing. The line shows shares held over time.

Recent filings

  • Jun 26, 2026Granted 5,119 shares at $36.14 of Versant17
  • Mar 9, 2026Bought 10,000 shares at $36.07 of Versant18
  • Jan 9, 2026Granted 2,378 shares of Versant19
  • Jun 11, 2024Granted 168 shares at $69.06 of MetLife15
  • Apr 1, 2024Granted 594 shares at $73.69 of MetLife20
  • Mar 31, 2024Granted 779 shares of Comcast16
  • Mar 14, 2024Granted 148 shares at $71.90 of MetLife21
  • Jan 2, 2024Granted 650 shares at $67.35 of MetLife22
  • Dec 31, 2023Granted 192 shares of Comcast23
  • Dec 14, 2023Granted 153 shares at $66.90 of MetLife24
  • Nov 20, 2023Granted 5,240 shares of Comcast25
  • Oct 2, 2023Granted 710 shares at $61.69 of MetLife26
  • Sep 30, 2023Granted 176 shares of Comcast27
  • Sep 14, 2023Granted 149 shares at $65.93 of MetLife28
  • Jun 30, 2023Granted 188 shares of Comcast29
  • Jun 20, 2023Granted 803 shares at $54.52 of MetLife30
  • Jun 14, 2023Granted 172 shares at $53.94 of MetLife31
  • Apr 3, 2023Granted 755 shares at $57.97 of MetLife32
  • Mar 31, 2023Granted 206 shares of Comcast33
  • Mar 14, 2023Granted 143 shares at $59.07 of MetLife34
  • Feb 28, 2023Granted 31 shares at $71.73 of MetLife35
  • Jan 3, 2023Granted 520 shares at $72.15 of MetLife36
  • Dec 31, 2022Granted 223 shares of Comcast37
  • Dec 14, 2022Granted 112 shares at $72.84 of MetLife38
  • Nov 20, 2022Shares withheld for tax 1 shares at $34.35 of Comcast39

Early life and education

  • Date not recordedDuke University3
  • Date not recordedNew York University3
  • Date not recordedStern School of Business3

Career

Occupation: chief executive officer.9

Gerald Hassell joined the Bank of New York in 1973 when he was only 21 years old as a management trainee, and has held various positions in the credit and corporate banking divisions. He was involved in the formation and operation of the bank's Communications, Entertainment & Publishing Division, and had responsibility for strategic planning and administrative services.

Prior to his appointment as president and director in 1998, during which he replaced Tom Renyi who went on to become CEO of the bank, Hassell was a senior executive vice president and chief commercial banking officer. He was also a member of the bank's Senior Policy Committee.

He retained the presidency on the merger with Mellon and in 2011 became chairman and chief executive officer, stepping down as president in 2012. Hassell remained CEO until Charles Scharf replaced him in July 2017 and will step down as chairman at the beginning of 2018.

He is a member of The Financial Services Roundtable and Financial Services Forum; a member of the board of Private Export Funding Corporation

From Wikipedia’s article on Gerald Hassell (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Philanthropy

In 2012, Hassell and his wife, Anita-Agnes, donated $4 million to Duke University.

He is the former chairman of the Board of Visitors of The Fuqua School of Business at Duke University; and Vice Chairman of Big Brothers/Big Sisters of New York.

From Wikipedia’s article on Gerald Hassell (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Sources

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