POWER OF ATTORNEY

       KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby
constitutes and appoints Craig T. Beazer, Bennett E. Josselsohn,
Richard M. Pearlman and Jane C. Sherburne, and each of them,
the undersigned's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact for and in
the undersigned's name, place and stead to:

       1.  prepare, execute, and file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission ("SEC"), the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE")
and The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (the "Company"), for
and on behalf of the undersigned, pursuant to Section 16(a) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange
Act"), and the rules and regulations thereunder, such statements
regarding the undersigned's beneficial ownership of securities
of the Company as required by law; and
       2.  prepare, execute and file with the SEC, the NYSE and
the Company, for and on behalf of the undersigned, one or more
Notices of Proposed Sale of Securities on Form 144 relating to
the sale of shares of common stock of the Company; and
       3.  do and perform any and all acts, for and on behalf of
the undersigned, which may be necessary or desirable for the
preparation and timely filing of any such reports or documents
with the SEC, the NYSE and any other authority; and
       4.  take any other action of any type whatsoever in
connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such
attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of,
or legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood that
the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the
undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such
form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such
attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact's
discretion.

       Said attorneys-in-fact and each of them shall have full
power and authority to do and perform, in the name and on behalf
of the undersigned, each and every act and thing whatsoever
requisite, necessary or proper to be done in connection with any
of the above as fully as the undersigned might or could do if
personally present, the undersigned hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and each of them may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof of this Power of
Attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.

       The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of
the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming,
any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section
16 of the Exchange Act.  The undersigned agrees that each such
attorney-in-fact herein may rely entirely on information
furnished orally or in writing by the undersigned to such
attorney-in-fact.

       This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and
effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file reports
with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in
securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the
undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact.

       IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power
of Attorney as of this 12th day of June, 2012.


                                /s/Timothy F. Keaney
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                                 Timothy F. Keaney