Mr. Elliott is the retired senior vice chairman of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, an investment management and investment servicing company. He served in that position from 1998 until his retirement in 2010. He joined Mellon in 1987 as executive vice president and head of the finance department. He was named chief financial officer in 1990, vice chairman in 1992 and senior vice chairman in 1998. Before joining Mellon, he held senior officer positions at: First Commerce Corporation; Crocker National Bank; Continental Illinois National Bank; and First Interstate Bank of California.