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San Francisco, CA, November 8, 2023 – BNY Mellon Wealth Management has appointed Christopher Brown as market president in Northern California. In the new role for the firm, he is responsible for implementing investment and wealth management solutions for the firm’s high and ultra-high net worth clients including individuals, families, business owners and family offices. Chris is based in the company’s San Francisco and Menlo Park offices and reports to Jim Barnyak, president, West Region.

“Northern California is a critical market for continued investment in talent for BNY Mellon Wealth Management,” said Barnyak. “Chris brings tremendous experience in delivering successful outcomes for high net worth and ultra high net worth clients to grow and preserve their wealth, which makes him an exceptional choice to lead the market and create objective-driven strategies to help clients invest, spend, manage, borrow and protect their wealth.”

Chris is an accomplished leader with more than two decades of investments and wealth management experience. He joined the company from six years at J.P. Morgan Private Bank where he was market team lead, overseeing relationships with clients across a full range of wealth management services. Prior to J.P. Morgan Private Bank, Chris was investment officer and head of the West Coast office for investment advisory firm Veritable, where he also served as a portfolio manager from 2005-2008. From 2009-2011, Chris was a consultant to major developers, property owners, lenders and investors for Webcor.

Chris earned a Bachelor of Arts in History from Haverford College and a Masters of Business Administration from UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) charterholder. An active member of the community, Chris sits on the board of the Boys and Girls Club of Oakland.

Contact: Jessica Greaney, BNY Mellon Wealth Management, 646.508.0435, jessica.greaney@bnymellon.com

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