Jim Aramanda has served as President and CEO of The Clearing House for the past 15 year, a 170-year old enterprise that operates as the largest private-sector payment system in the United States, clearing and settling approximately $2 trillion in bank-to-bank payments each day. The Clearing House is owned by 21 of the largest commercial banks in the U.S., whose CEOs comprise the organization’s Board of Directors. In this capacity he also oversees The Clearing House Association — the nation’s first banking trade association.
Prior to joining The Clearing House, Aramanda was Group President of Automatic Data Processing, Inc., leading the brokerage, claims and dealer-service businesses in 50 countries. Aramanda also served as Vice Chairman of Mellon Financial Corporation and was a member of its Executive Committee. During his 25-year tenure at Mellon (now Bank of New York Mellon), he was the CEO for many its joint venture companies as well as the executive officer responsible for many of its businesses, including treasury services, corporate trust, brokerage services, securities services administration, and a global HR benefits consulting services firm.
He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.