The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation announced that its Board of Directors has elected Charles F. Lowrey as an independent director, effective February 15, 2026. With the addition of Mr. Lowrey, BNY's Board of Directors will have 12 directors, 11 of whom are independent. Mr. Lowrey has served as Executive Chairman of global financial services leader, Prudential Financial Inc. since April 2025.
Mr. Lowrey was previously the company's Chief Executive Officer from December 2018 until March 2025 and Chairman from April 2019 until March 2025. Prior to these roles, he held leadership positions including head of Prudential's International and U.S. businesses, as president and CEO of PGIM, Prudential's global investment management business, and earlier as CEO of its real estate investment business. Before joining Prudential in 2001, Mr. Lowrey was a managing director and head of the Americas for J.P. Morgan's Real Estate and Lodging Investment Banking group, where he began his investment banking career in 1988 and earlier, was a managing partner of an architecture firm he founded in New York City.
Mr. Lowrey received his Master of Business Administration degree from Harvard University, master's degree in architecture from Yale University and bachelor's degree in architecture from Princeton University.
