J. Kevin McCarthy

Senior Executive Vice President and General Counsel at BNY

New York, US

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About

Kevin McCarthy is General Counsel of BNY. A member of the company’s Executive Committee, Kevin heads BNY’s global Legal Department, and also has overall responsibility for Public Policy & Government Affairs and the Corporate Secretarial function. Kevin was appointed to his current position in April 2014. He joined BNY in 2010 as Deputy General Counsel and led the Litigation, Enforcement and Employment Law functions. In 2013 he was appointed Senior Deputy General Counsel and assumed additional responsibility for the legal teams supporting the company’s Asset Servicing businesses and corporate center functions. Prior to joining BNY, Kevin was General Counsel of Cowen Group, Inc., a diversified investment bank and financial services firm. From 2004 to 2007, he was a partner at Wilmer Hale, focused on securities and litigation matters. From 1996 to 2004, Kevin was at Credit Suisse First Boston in a variety of roles, most recently as Managing Director and Global Head of Litigation. Kevin

Position in the VCSift Database

• 13 investors at BNY are tracked.
• 1,305 investors hold the Senior Executive Vice President and General Counsel role in VCSift. J. Kevin McCarthy is one of them.
• 10,621 investors are based in New York, New York, United States.

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