Ron DeCicco is the Chief Operating Officer and member of the Executive Committee and Finance Committee of Pershing, a BNY Mellon company, where he shares leadership responsibility with the Chief Executive Officer for all Pershing affiliates on a global basis. Previously, Mr. DeCicco was the chief administrative officer, responsible for Operational Risk Management, Facilities, Global Security and People Services. He also had administrative responsibility for Internal Audit, Legal and Compliance. Mr. DeCicco joined Pershing in 1971 and has worked in various roles, serving as head of Global Operations, Account Management, Customer Service and Customer Training. He is the former chair of Pershing’s Technology Priorities Committee. And he is currently a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc.’s Operations Advisory Committee.

Mr. DeCicco earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting from Iona College, and has also completed the Securities Industry Institute® program, sponsored by the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.