John Siciliano | Wealth Management Expert | SEDA Experts

John Siciliano is a seasoned global financial services executive with over 40 years of experience across a number of leading financial institutions having served as a CEO; global head of distribution; and president of a mutual fund company; as well as head of global strategy for the asset and wealth management division of a major consulting firm.  He is a world class expert on key issues facing financial institutions across strategy, product, distribution, pricing, and talent.  He is a Qualified Financial Expert (QFE).

Mr. Siciliano is Chairman of Avondale Strategies, LLC, an advisory firm, where he consults with various global financial institutions including insurance companies, asset managers with a focus on traditional and alternatives firms.  He also serves on the board of a major public company and an ETF funds provider, as well as chairing the board of a 1940 Act fund focused on alternative investing.  

Mr. Siciliano was an investment banker from 1979-1991 including the launch of Smith Barney & Co.’s southwestern US investment banking practice and, subsequently, serving as co-head of Prudential Securities west coast investment banking business. From 1991-2010, he served as an operating executive, including service as a CFO and twice serving as a CEO in asset management, the latter for BKF Capital Group and New York Life’s $100 billion third-party asset management business. 

From 2012 to 2019, he served as the head of Global Strategy in Asset and Wealth Management Advisory for PricewaterhouseCoopers with a focus on a broad range of global financial service firms.

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In addition, he has been involved with a wide variety of non-profit organizations including The Committee for Economic Development; The Kravis Leadership Institute; The California Community Foundation; The Peter Drucker Graduate School of Management at Claremont Graduate University; The Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California; and, the U.S. Institute.

He lives in New York City and Pasadena, California with his wife Wendy.  They have three sons, two daughters-in-law, and four grandchildren.

EDUCATION

Stanford University Graduate School of Business

MBA, Concentration in Finance

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Pomona College, Claremont, California

Bachelor of Arts

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EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

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Avondale Strategies, LLC

Chairman

2011 to 2012 and 2019 to present

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PriceWaterhouseCoopers, LLP 

Senior Managing Director, Financial Markets;

Global Strategy Leader, Asset and Wealth Management

2012-2019

New York Life Investments

Chief Executive Officer, Asset Management

2008-2010

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Grail Partners, LLC 

Co-Managing Partner

2007-2008

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BKF Capital Group, INC. (NYSE: BKF)

Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
2005-2007

Dimensional Fund Advisors

Global Head, Institutional Distribution

2001-2005

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Payden & Rygel

President, Payden & Rygel Investment Group;

Managing Principal, Payden & Rygel

1998-2001

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Dresdner Kleinwort Benson N.A. LLC

Co-Head North American Corporate Finance

1996-1998

Senior Vice President, Director of Western Region

1995-1996

Technicolor, Inc.

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Chairman, Technicolor SpA

1991-1995

Senior Vice President, Director of Western Region

1991-1993

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Prudential Securities Incorporated

Managing Director; Co-Head West Coast
Corporate Finance

1989-1991

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Smith Barney, Harris Upham & Co., Inc

Managing Director; Corporate Finance

1984-1989

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Seidler Amdec Securities

Senior Vice President, Corporate Finance

1982-1984

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Bateman Eichler, Hill Richards

First Vice President, Head of Corporate Syndicate

1980-1982

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Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

Associate, Corporate Finance

1979-1980

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OTHER

Boards of Directors/Advisors:

Sabre Corporation (SABR), Dallas, Texas; April, 2019; Member, Board of Directors; Chair, Compensation Committee; Member, Nominating and Governance Committee; Member, Executive Committee
Yieldstreet Prism Fund, New York, New York; October, 2019; Chairman of the Board
Pacific Life’s Pacific Global ETFs, Newport Beach, CA; December, 2018; Trustee, Audit Committee Chair
Korn Ferry Chief Executive Institute, New York, New York; March, 2019; CEO Advisor
Bonaccord Capital Partners, New York, New York; July, 2019; Senior Advisor