John Siciliano

private equity and credit advisor
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John Siciliano has over 30 years of experience in the financial services industry as a senior executive at several prominent global financial institutions. John is currently Managing Director and Global Strategy Leader in the Global Asset Management Advisory Practice at PwC, providing advice in the areas of strategy, product, distribution, operations and finance to leading asset managers around the world. John leads the firm’s global strategy practice in the asset management industry. His expertise is in defining strategic, business and operational challenges; outlining and assessing potential solutions; and leading management teams to agreement on and implementation of business strategies. Prior to joining PwC, John was CEO of the six independent money management firms, with $100 billion in AUM, owned by New York Life including McKay Shields, Madison Square Investors, McMorgan & Company, New York Life Capital Partners, and Institutional Capital. In addition, he led the company’s entry into the Fund of Hedge Funds business with the acquisition of Private Advisors in Richmond, Virginia. Prior to joining New York Life Investments, John was Co-Managing Partner of Grail Partners LLC, a merchant bank focused on investing in and providing advisory services to the investment management industry. Before joining Grail, John was the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of BKF Capital Group, Inc., a NYSE listed company; the head of the global institutional business for Dimensional Fund Advisors; and a Managing Principal of Payden & Rygel, as well as President of its mutual fund company. Earlier in his career, John was Executive Vice President and CFO of Technicolor, Inc., an entertainment services company. Prior to Technicolor, he co-led Prudential Securities’ west coast investment banking practice. Before joining Prudential, he founded and led Smith Barney’s Los Angeles investment banking practice in the southwestern U.S. John has a B.A. from Pomona College and an M.B.A. from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business. He serves on the Board of Leaders at the Marshall School of Business at the University.