Farmington, PA
Barrie Athol first embraced Touchstone through his involvement in workshops including blacksmithing, ceramics, and drawing. His passion for Touchstone and its mission continues to grow as does his involvement across multiple volunteer roles. Before joining Touchstone’s board of directors, Barrie retired from BNY Mellon as a Chief Strategy Officer where he led the $17.6 billion merger between Mellon Financial and the Bank of New York. He brings the benefits of his extensive and successful career in corporate leadership. He has global expertise in developing and executing transformational strategies, organizational development and team building, and financial management. His applied knowledge in board governance is a benefit, having served as a director on multiple for-profit and nonprofit boards of directors in North America, Europe, and Asia. Barrie earned an MBA at the University of Pittsburgh’s Graduate School of Business where he currently is a member of the faculty helping to educate the next generation of leaders.