LATROBE, PA – Michael Keslar, C’80, divisional chief information officer for BNY, president of BNY Pennsylvania and Saint Vincent College Board of Directors member will deliver the principal address at the College’s Winter Commencement taking place on Saturday, Dec. 13, at 11 a.m. inside the Performing Arts Center, located within the Robert S. Carey Student Center on campus.
During the Commencement ceremony, Keslar will be presented the Presidential Medal of Honor, which is awarded for extraordinary service and leadership to profession, community, family, church or education. The award honors those whose achievement is not strictly academic. Honorees are selected by the president of the College.
Keslar earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Saint Vincent College, then a Master of Business Administration from the University of Pittsburgh’s Katz School of Business.
Keslar’s career spans four decades, during which time he has held executive leadership roles in engineering, commercial lending and operations. He most recently led global software development, overseeing a team of 4,000 employees, and continues to play a pivotal role in the development and adoption of artificial intelligence across BNY.
In his role as president of BNY Pennsylvania, the Saint Vincent alumnus sets strategic priorities for the company across the Greater Pittsburgh region, develops technology relationships throughout the area and co-leads the company’s Pittsburgh campus. Keslar is deeply involved in the Pittsburgh community and passionate about progressing technology talent in the region.
In addition to sitting on the Technology Committee of the Saint Vincent College Board of Directors, Keslar is an Advisory Board member for the School of Computing and Information at the University of Pittsburgh. He is an Allegheny Conference on Community Development Policy Committee member and serves on the Board of Directors for Vibrant Pittsburgh, an economic development nonprofit aimed at attracting, retaining and elevating diverse talent in the region.
Keslar in 2023 was named a Saint Vincent College Alumni of Distinction and was awarded CIO of the Year by the Pittsburgh Technology Council. The following year, Keslar was recognized in the 2024 C-Suite Awards by the Pittsburgh Business Times.
Full information on Saint Vincent College’s Winter Commencement can be found online.
