# Ronald O'Hanley

> Ronald P. O’Hanley is the Boston-based chairman and chief executive officer of State Street. A Syracuse political science graduate and Harvard MBA, he built McKinsey’s investment management practice before leadership roles at Mellon, BNY Mellon and Fidelity. He joined State Street in 2015, became CEO in 2019 and chairman in 2020. His public work connects investment stewardship, retirement access, financial infrastructure and civic institutions, with offshore sailboat racing among his interests.

- **Role:** Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at State Street
- **Organizations:** State Street, State Street Investment Management (formerly State Street Global Advisors), Fidelity Investments, BNY Mellon, Mellon Financial Corporation, McKinsey & Company, Syracuse University, Unum Group, The Boston Foundation (director emeritus), IYRS School of Technology and Trades, WBUR, The Ireland Funds
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Syracuse University, Maxwell School, Master of Business Administration, Harvard Business School
- **Known for:** Founded McKinsey’s Investment Management practice and co-founded its North American Personal Financial Services practice., Led asset management businesses at Mellon/BNY Mellon, Fidelity and State Street., Led State Street Global Advisors during its 2016 acquisition of GE Asset Management.

## Career timeline

- **1980** — Graduated from Syracuse University with a BA in political science.
- **1986** — Earned an MBA at Harvard Business School and joined McKinsey & Company.
- **1992** — Elected a McKinsey partner.
- **1997** — Joined Mellon; subsequently led Mellon Asset Management.
- **2007–2010** — President and CEO of BNY Mellon Asset Management following the Bank of New York–Mellon merger.
- **2010–2014** — President of Asset Management & Corporate Services at Fidelity Investments.
- **2015** — Joined State Street as president and CEO of State Street Global Advisors.
- **2017** — Became State Street vice chairman in January and president and chief operating officer in November.
- **2019** — Became State Street CEO on January 1.
- **2020** — Became chairman on January 1.
- **2024** — Reassumed the additional president role on January 1, according to the 2026 proxy statement.

## Achievements

- Founded McKinsey’s Investment Management practice and co-founded its North American Personal Financial Services practice.
- Led asset management businesses at Mellon/BNY Mellon, Fidelity and State Street.
- Led State Street Global Advisors during its 2016 acquisition of GE Asset Management.
- Led State Street Global Advisors during the 2017 Fearless Girl board-diversity campaign.
- Advocated expanded access to employer-sponsored retirement savings through a national policy framework.
- Established the O’Hanley Endowed Fund supporting faculty scholarship at Syracuse’s Maxwell School.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — State Street reported third-quarter results on October 14: $4.004 billion in total revenue, $59.173 trillion in assets under custody and/or administration and $6.306 trillion in assets under management at September 30.
- **2026-09** — State Street’s Sibos program listed O’Hanley in a September 28 conversation with Global Custodian’s Jonathan Watkins about AI, digital finance and investment infrastructure.
- **2026-03** — Syracuse’s Whitman School published takeaways from his IMPACT leadership conversation, covering career uncertainty, simplification and changing tasks in finance.
- **2026-01** — Discussed global markets, AI, digital assets and ETFs with Tim Graf on State Street’s Street Signals podcast.

## Links

- Website: https://www.statestreet.com/us/en/about/our-people/leadership/ronaldohanley
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronald-o-hanley

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