
Invest in Others Board Member
Joined March 2023
Managing Director, Head of Business Development Pershing Wealth Solutions
BNY | Pershing
Sean Keenan is a Managing Director and Head of Business Development of our Wealth Solutions segment at BNY Mellon | Pershing, which serves wealth-oriented broker-dealers, registered investment advisors (RIAs) and trust companies to provide custody and middle-office solutions. Sean is responsible for the new revenue and asset growth and a member of Wealth Solutions senior leadership team. Prior to this role, Sean led business development for our RIA custody business and member of Pershing Advisor Solutions Executive Committee. Sean brings over 25 years of experience in the financial services and institutional business.
Prior to joining Pershing in 2009, Sean spent 10 years at Ameritrade in various leadership roles including sales and strategic planning. He was instrumental in the launch of Ameritrade Institutional. After leaving TD Ameritrade, Sean spent 2 years with Fidelity Institutional Wealth Management focused on business development in the Midwest.
Sean earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Finance and Banking from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. He has also completed the Securities Industry Institute® program, sponsored by the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.