Bank of New York Mellon Wealth Management has appointed Heidi Simpson-Sandoval to the position of institutional senior client strategist, the company announced today.

Simpson-Sandoval will be based in Los Angeles, reporting to Steve Kutz, the company's Los Angeles regional president. Leveraging the BNY Mellon Investor Solutions capability, she will deliver comprehensive financial solutions to a broad range of West Coast institutional investors that include endowments, foundations, non-profit institutions, retirement plans, private wealth and family offices. 

Simpson-Sandoval has more than 25 years of industry experience, and she returns to BNY Mellon after spending four years at Northern Trust as senior vice president, regional director, where she was responsible for OCIO sales to non-profit organizations and pension plans in the West Region. She received a bachelor's degree in business management/finance from Brigham Young University.

BNY Mellon Wealth Management is a division of BNY Mellon Securities Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation.