Keisha Bell serves as Managing Director, Head of Talent Management and Diversity, Equity
and Inclusion (DEI) at DTCC. In this role, Keisha is responsible for acquiring and retaining
talent and developing DTCC’s next generation of leaders. She partners with business
leaders to leverage employees to achieve strong business outcomes, focus on talent growth
and mobility and to ensure DEI principles are fully integrated into the firm’s workplace
practices.
Keisha has over 20 years of experience in the financial services industry across several
sectors, including broker/dealer operations, technology transformation, program
management and business analysis. Prior to this role, she served as Managing Director of
DTCC’s Risk Management Reporting, Governance, Analysis and Program Management
group. She successfully led the firm’s Board and Management Risk Committees, regulatory,
audit and compliance reporting, management control testing and program management of
the Financial and Technology Risk initiatives. She previously was a member of DTCC’s
Global Diversity and Inclusion Council and is a founding leader of the firm’s LGBTQA
professional network. She currently serves on the advisory council of The Alliance and on
the Board of Directors of the New York City Anti-Violence Project. Additionally, Keisha also
leads DTCC’s Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives.
Prior to DTCC, Keisha worked for Seligman Funds and Park Avenue Securities. She has
been recognized for a number of awards, including the Diversity Woman Elite 100 list, as
published by Diversity Woman magazine, 2021 World Federation of Exchanges Women
Leaders List and the 2020 OUTstanding LGBT+ Role Models - Top LGBT Executives.
Keisha earned her Bachelor of Science in Organizational Behavior from New York
University.