Brenda Sklar
Executive Vice President, Head of Service Delivery, State Street Alpha® Platform and Software

Brenda Sklar is executive vice president and head of Service Delivery, for State Street Alpha® Platform and Software. She directly manages front-office, middle-office, and Data Operations for State Street Alpha clients, ensuring our delivery model is coordinated, scalable, resilient, and aligned to the needs of our clients and business, with a focus on service excellence. Brenda works across the organization to drive consistency, reliability, and an enhanced client experience while supporting the continued growth and evolution of State Street Alpha’s front-to-back platform offering.

Brenda has more than 25 years of experience leading large-scale operating model transformation, global operations, technology modernization, and client service organizations across the investment management industry. Most recently, she served as chief operating officer of L&G Asset Management, and held responsibility for technology, operations, data, and strategic change, globally. Prior to that, she held numerous senior leadership roles at BlackRock, including head of Global Client Services, head of Business Operations for  Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, and global chief operating officer of Business Operations. Throughout her career, Brenda has been recognized for her ability to lead complex transformations, build high-performing teams, strengthen client partnerships, and deliver growth at scale.

Brenda earned a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting and economics from the University of Delaware.