With a legacy dating back to American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, BNY has spent 240 years at the center of the financial world. As the largest custodian bank, overseeing $52 trillion in assets with a 50,000-strong workforce, it operates at an unparalleled scale. But in an era defined by AI, cloud modernization, and data-driven decision-making, legacy alone isn’t enough.

Chief Data Officer Eric Hirschhorn, who has led the bank’s data strategy for the past four years, is driving a bold transformation. In this conversation with ThoughtSpot’s Cindi Howson, he unpacks how BNY is leveraging AI, strengthening data governance, and striking the perfect balance between security, trust, and innovation to unlock new opportunities for the future.