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The 24th Chair of Clarkson University’s Board of Trustees, Nancy D. Reyda ‘81

Nancy D. Reyda is a distinguished industry leader, having held senior roles in both the financial services and oil and gas sectors. She retired in August 2022 as Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of Global Operations and Technology for Bank of New York Mellon where she was responsible for all business and operating aspects of the global operations and technology organization. Prior to joining BNY Mellon, Nancy held several senior management roles at Bank of America, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs and Lehman Brothers (now Barclays Capital).

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Nancy spent her early career at Chevron, where she served for over 20 years managing various downstream businesses and functions. She also led strategic enterprise initiatives, including Chevron’s start-up company RMX and aspects of the ChevronTexaco downstream merger. Reyda left Chevron in 2004 to join the turnaround team at Gap Inc. and spent three years in various retail management positions there, before joining Lehman Brothers.

First elected to the Clarkson University Board of Trustees in October 2010, Nancy has served as its Vice Chair and Secretary and on various committees, including the External Affairs, Executive, Audit, Development and Compensation Committees. In 2016, she received the Golden Knight Award for her outstanding engagement with Clarkson.  Nancy is passionate about cancer research and is a Trustee on the American Association for Cancer Research Foundation Board.  Nancy is also a board member of the Think Forward Foundation.  

Nancy earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from Clarkson University in 1981.  As a student, she was President of Phalanx, Clarkson’s highest Leadership honorary society, and a member of Tau Beta Phi Engineering Honor Society and Zeta Gamma Sigma Sorority. Originally from Irondequoit, New York, Nancy and her husband Steve – also from the Clarkson Class of 1981 – have two adult sons. In retirement, they reside in Denver, Colorado near their son Stephen and his family, and in Alamo, California near their son Thomas and his family.  Nancy and Steve enjoy family time with their four grandchildren, winemaking, golf and travel.