LadyDrinks Member Spotlight: Priya Sajja

1. What do you do?

I am Vice President of Global Strategy, Wealth Solutions at BNY Mellon

2. What does your company do?

The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, or BNY Mellon, was created in 2007 as a result of the merger between The Bank of New York and Mellon Financial Corporation. It is the world's largest custodian bank and asset servicing company with $1.8 trillion in assets under management and in 35 countries.

Because of the merger, it also now has the distinction of being among the oldest banks in the world, having been established in June 1784 by a group that included American Founding Fathers Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr.

3. What are you most proud of in your career?  

I’m most proud of sponsoring the LadyDrinks screening of the Ruth Bader Ginsburg film last fall at the National Gallery of the Arts in New York City. Through the film, we learned that Ginsburg, on average, sleeps 2 hours a night, and fought so hard for some of the rights we as women enjoy today.  Today I am Chief Financial Officer of WIN (The Women's Initiative Network) and the Finance Women's Association. I'm doing my art to ensure women especially get smarter about money and investments. 

I have a background in engineering and computer science. While, today I’m firmly entrenched in the wealth management space, I leverage that background to help develop the next generation of fin-tech solutions. 

4. Business advice for women in business

Be bold enough to use your voice, brave enough to listen to your heart and strong enough to follow your dreams!!