Garry Byrd

About Garry Byrd

Experienced financial-services professional with 6+ years across banking, brokerage operations, and client servicing. Skilled in managing regulated workflows, compliance processes, account servings, and high-touch client relationships. Proven experience leading and coordinating cross-functional projects, managing timelines, stakeholders, and deliverables in fast-paced, regulated environments. Adept at analyzing financial data, managing operations under pressure, and building trust with clients and internal stakeholders. Eager to bring strong operational discipline, project leadership, and a “client-first” mindset to a dynamic role.

Experience

1. Corporate Actions Project Administrator

   Broadridge

   Apr 2023 — Present

   Process and validate mandatory and voluntary corporate action events (reorganizations, splits, elections, dividends), ensuring accurate entitlement calculation, rate validation, and adherence to critical record and payable date cutoffs- Reconcile event terms against source documentation and system outputs to confirm correct allocation across participant positions and prevent downstream discrepancies- Identify, investigate, and resolve processing exceptions (data mismatches, election discrepancies, timing breaks), escalating time-sensitive risks to protect client deliverables and settlement integrity- Manage high-volume event queues under regulatory and SLA constraints, prioritizing cutoff-driven workflows to ensure accurate and timely execution- Maintain and enhance control procedures and audit-ready documentation; contribute to process improvements that reduce repeat exceptions and strengthen operational risk controls- Partner cross-functionally with compliance, technology, and product teams to validate event set up logic and support root-cause analysis for recurring issues

Education

• University of California, Berkeley

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration and Management, General

• Briarcliffe College

  Bachelor of Arts - BA, Business Administration and Management, General

  2011