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Faster Forward
Faster Forward brings you stories, insights, and lessons learned from leaders and innovators that are transforming their industries
Faster Forward from Northern Trust
Our industry is rapidly evolving, every day there are innovations in technology, emerging trends and new ideas being brought to the forefront. It can be overwhelming to navigate through all of the noise. Faster Forward helps you stay ahead of the curve. Our guests share experiences and insights that are helping them move their organizations faster forward, and discuss how you can do the same.
OUR GUEST
Melanie Pickett
Head of Asset Servicing, Americas Northern Trust
Melanie joined Northern Trust in January 2017, charged with creating a new line of business centered on meeting the portfolio management and technology needs of complex asset allocators around the globe. In late 2018, Melanie led an equity investment in Parilux Investment Technology and built Northern Trust's first cloud-native software business. In early 2019, Melanie increased Northern Trust's equity stake in Parilux to a majority position and launched Northern Trust’s Front Office Solutions. Since launch, the platform has grown to serve over $550BN in AUM. Northern Trust fully acquired Parilux in April 2021. Melanie also serves as the global product executive for alternative investments, directing capital and strategy to the firm's investments in services for limited partners, inclusive of a multi-year digitization initiative utilizing groundbreaking machine learning capabilities.
In January 2021, Melanie took responsibility for the firm's not-for-profit, healthcare, public pension and Taft Hartley businesses and in January 2022, she added responsibility for the insurance and large corporate businesses, as well as Northern Trust's Canada business.
Melanie's remit now spans the entirety of the Asset Servicing business in the Americas, directing the bank's strategy, growth and delivery of all firmwide products & services for asset owners and asset managers in the Americas region.
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Innovative technology, deep expertise and personalized service provide integrated solutions that keep pace with your needs and help you to make more insightful business decisions. Request a meeting to learn how we can help meet your business and investment needs.