Michael Knowling is Senior Vice President and head of the Global Clients Division (GCD) at State Street Corporation.
As head of GCD, Knowling has management responsibility for our largest and most complex clients around the world. In this capacity, he manages a team of seasoned relationship executives, relationship managers and business analysts to support our clients execute their business strategy. Partnering with CEOs and CIOs of top tier firms across the globe, Michael ensures we deliver a “One State Street” approach, enabling our clients to leverage the full breadth of our capabilities.
Knowling has more than 35 years of experience in the financial service industry, specializing in the relationship management of complex, global clients. He joins us from Prudential Financial where he was the head of Client Relations and Business Development within Prudential Retirement.
Knowling has been an active member in the community having served as a mentor with the Black Leadership Forum at Prudential Retirement. In addition, he also served on the Board of the National Conference for Community and Justice (NCCJ) and the Board for Global Portfolio Strategies, Inc.
Knowling holds a Bachelor of Science degree in finance and management from Eastern Connecticut State University.