BNY Mellon Investment Management has $1.7 trillion in assets under management. It encompasses BNY Mellon’s affiliated investment management firms, wealth management services and global distribution companies.

BNY Mellon Investment Management has appointed Ralph Studley to the newly-created role of director of investment strategy, responsible for leading distribution programs in the US.

Studley will lead a team that partners with intermediary clients and advisor teams to evaluate and identify the most suitable investment capabilities across BNY Mellon's investment management platform.

He will report to Kim Mustin, head of North American distribution for BNY Mellon Investment Management.

Studley joined BNY Mellon Investment Management from Eaton Vance Investment Management, where he had multiple roles - most recently associate director of wealth strategies.  Prior to that, he worked in institutional sales at Piper Jaffray and had been a trader for SAMCO Capital Markets.