Stephanie Pierce

Stephanie M. Pierce is the Deputy Head of BNY Investments. In this role, Stephanie is responsible for the Dreyfus money market business, the Mellon index business and BNY Advisors, which provides customized client solutions. Stephanie also manages the chief business office for BNY Investments, including strategic infrastructure, governance and controls, and centralized operations functions as well as coordination with our affiliates ARX Investments and Siguler Guff.

Stephanie is an entrepreneurial investment management veteran adept at driving strategic change and commercial innovation as well as a recognized industry leader. In 2023, she was named one of the Most Influential Women in Institutional Investing by Pensions & Investments and received the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Leadership Award from the Defined Contribution Institutional Investment Association (DCIIA). In 2024, she was named to the 2024 YouTube Empower Advocates list.

Prior to joining BNY in 2018, Stephanie served as Executive Vice President, Investment Product Group at Fidelity Investments, where she led product strategy, thought leadership and institutional portfolio management for Fidelity’s asset management business. Before joining Fidelity, Stephanie was Senior Vice President, Product Management, Business Development and Client Portfolio Management at Janus Henderson. Stephanie also spent 13 years at Goldman, Sachs & Co. in roles of increasing responsibility in the investment management, investment research and securities divisions.

Stephanie earned an BA in International Relations from Stanford University and holds the Series 24, 7 and 3 certifications. She is a member of the Advisory Boards of the Journal of Portfolio Management and the Journal of Retirement, and a member of Young Presidents Organization. Stephanie serves on the Governance Committee and Leadership Board at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, the Board of Advisors for Boston Ballet, and the Board of Trustees for the US Ski and Snowboard Foundation.