The Clarkson University Board of Trustees has announced that Nancy D. Reyda ’81 has been appointed as the Chair, succeeding Thomas L. Kassouf ‘74 who had served in that role since 2019.
Reyda is a distinguished industry leader, having held senior roles in both the financial services and oil and gas sectors. She retired in August 2022 as Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of Global Operations and Technology for Bank of New York Mellon, where she was responsible for all business and operating aspects of the global operations and technology organization.
Reyda spent her early career at Chevron, where she served for over 20 years managing various downstream businesses and functions. She also led strategic enterprise initiatives, including Chevron’s start-up company RMX and aspects of the ChevronTexaco downstream merger.
First elected to the Clarkson University Board of Trustees in October 2010, Reyda has served as Vice Chair and Secretary and on various committees, including the External Affairs, Executive, Audit, Development and Compensation Committees. In 2016, she received the Golden Knight Award for her outstanding engagement with Clarkson. Reyda is passionate about cancer research and is a Trustee on the American Association for Cancer Research Foundation Board. Reyda is also a board member of the Think Forward Foundation.
Reyda earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from Clarkson University in 1981. As a student, she was President of Phalanx, Clarkson’s highest Leadership honorary society, and a member of Tau Beta Phi Engineering Honor Society and Zeta Gamma Sigma Sorority. Originally from Irondequoit, New York, Reyda and her husband Steve – also from the Clarkson Class of 1981 – have two adult sons.
In retirement, they reside in Denver, Colorado, near their son, Stephen and his family, and in Alamo, California, near their son, Thomas and his family. Nancy and Steve enjoy family time with their four grandchildren, winemaking, golf and travel.