John Plansky
Executive Vice President, Head of Wealth Services

John Plansky is executive vice president, head of State Street Wealth Services. He is accountable for developing a new, global Wealth Services business serving wealth managers that spans investment advisory services, wealth advisor platforms and custody services building on capabilities State Street offers today including Charles River Development and State Street Global Advisors. John is a member of the Executive Committee, the company’s most senior strategy and policy-making team, and also oversees the governance of State Street’s commercial software businesses. Previously, John was head of State Street Alpha^®, our global front office-to-back office services platform for institutional investors, which included Charles River Development.

John has a history of leading global teams, growing businesses and integrating teams with different capabilities and skill sets to produce better outcomes. He joined us from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), where he led Strategy (formerly Booz & Company) and was also a member of the PwC Advisory Financial Services leadership team.

Prior to the acquisition of Booz & Co. by PwC, John was a senior partner at Booz & Company, where he led the technology and transformation practices and advised global financial institutions.

John has a Bachelor of Science in Biophysics from Brown University.