Craig T. Beazer is the chief corporate securities and governance counsel for The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation. Mr. Beazer joined BNY Mellon in 2012, and in his role has responsibility for '34 Act disclosure and filings, the proxy, and corporate governance matters for the corporation and its subsidiaries. Prior to joining BNY Mellon, Mr. Beazer was a deputy general counsel and chief disclosure counsel at Bank of America Corporation, and had held leadership positions at General Electric Company, including serving as a vice president and corporate secretary for General Electric Capital Corporation. Mr. Beazer started his career in private practice at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP in New York. He holds a B.A. from Iona College, USA, and a J.D. from New York University School of Law, USA.