Rick Calero

Rick Calero is a financial services executive and board director who most recently served concurrently as chief revenue officer of BNY Wealth and as CEO and a director of BNY Mellon, N.A. In these roles, he led businesses and functions spanning banking, lending, fiduciary services, structured credit, and related client solutions. He previously served as president and CEO of TIAA-CREF Trust Company, FSB, and held senior leadership roles across financial services. His career has focused on strategy, governance, risk, growth, and operating transformation across banking and wealth management. He serves as a trustee of Fordham University and as a director of Xavier High School and is an Aspen Institute Finance Leaders Fellow. Rick also served in the U.S. Army, including as a Green Beret and military intelligence officer, with assignments in Europe, Latin America, and South Asia. He holds an M.B.A. from the Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University and a B.A. in Economics from Fordham University. He is based in New York.