Perspectives by Women in Securities Finance

WISF partnered with Carmella Haswell of Securities Finance Times for this two-part miniseries. In this episode, Carmella speaks with Margaret Harwood-Jones at Standard Chartered Bank and Camille McKelvey at MarketAxess about the current landscape facing women in the industry, the power of networking, and the road to diversity. Part 1 of 2 mini podcast series

For the first time in the firm's history, the three systemically important financial market utility businesses of DTCC are run by all women. Michele Hillery, Ann Bergin, and Laura Klimpel talk in this episode about this historic moment that they are part of, their career paths, and their tips for listeners.

Kicking of Pride Month 2022, as Women in Securities Finance continues to make strides toward equality, inclusion, and diversity in the workplace, Boston Chapter co-lead, Marney McCabe from BBH, talks with Mike Daly from Goldman Sachs and Donavan Brown from BBH about sexual orientation and race in the world of Securities Finance and the importance to be yourself, be brave, recognize your position t...

WISF Boston Chapter co-lead, Brooke Gillman from eSecLending, podcasted LIVE from IMN Scottsdale 2022 for the Perspectives podcast series with behavior change communication expert, Morgan Hillenbrand, who discussed methods for advancing gender equality in male-dominated industries. Morgan has led strategic communications for high-profile US-led initiatives worldwide, including the $400M Afghanista...

Are you interested in a career in the asset management industry? If so, please join Andy Maack (Vanguard's Head of US equity trading and portfolio management) and Michelle Louie (Senior portfolio manager) to learn how they discovered their passion and developed their careers at Vanguard as portfolio managers. The podcast is moderated by Elaina Kim Benfield (Vanguard attorney) whose questions range...

Every career story is different, but they often have common themes – networking, taking chances, moving up or moving on, learning, growing teams – the leadership team of Women in Securities Finance each share their unique origin stories of how they found their way into securities finance and offer advice for other women developing their careers. Part 5 of 5 mini podcast series

Every career story is different, but they often have common themes – networking, taking chances, moving up or moving on, learning, growing teams – the leadership team of Women in Securities Finance each share their unique origin stories of how they found their way into securities finance and offer advice for other women developing their careers. Part 4 of 5 mini podcast series

Every career story is different, but they often have common themes – networking, taking chances, moving up or moving on, learning, growing teams – the leadership team of Women in Securities Finance each share their unique origin stories of how they found their way into securities finance and offer advice for other women developing their careers. Part 3 of 5 mini podcast series

Every career story is different, but they often have common themes – networking, taking chances, moving up or moving on, learning, growing teams – the leadership team of Women in Securities Finance each share their unique origin stories of how they found their way into securities finance and offer advice for other women developing their careers. Part 2 of 5 mini podcast series

Every career story is different, but they often have common themes – networking, taking chances, moving up or moving on, learning, growing teams – the leadership team of Women in Securities Finance each share their unique origin stories of how they found their way into securities finance and offer advice for other women developing their careers. Part 1 of 5 mini podcast series

Five years in, Women in Securities Finance founders, Elaina Benfield, Arianne Collette, and Jill Rathgeber reflect on many of the recent accomplishments of the networking group and share their vision for how WISF can continue to support the growth of women in our industry

Tonia Noschese of Pirum chats with Georgia Williams of JP Morgan and Nancy Allen of UBS to learn more of their apprenticeship experience, growing their careers and advice for those looking to use this alternative route into Securities Finance.

Elaina Kim Benfield from The Vanguard Group chats with Rebecca Gardy from Campbell Soup Company about believing in yourself and investing in your relationships.

Johanne Armita from Goldman Sachs chats with Harpreet Bains from JPMorgan and Erica De Rosa from Morgan Stanley about the importance of mobility and diverse skill sets in navigating their careers in securities finance and how taking ownership over your career path may seem like an obvious goal, but it is not always done and is not always easy.

Sonia Navas from JPMorgan talks with Peter Bassler from eSecLending about the role of allyship in the workplace and how male colleagues can support underrepresented individuals.

Nicole Giffuni from EquiLend and Anita Hill Sands from Intuition Financial Placement reflect on how remote working has impacted the hiring landscape in our industry while focusing on what is still needed from employers and candidates to broaden networks and better diversify talent in securities lending.

Kristen Blake from Goldman Sachs, Meg Cuneo from State Street, and Isabel Docal from Bank of America share their perspectives on growing their careers, being your own champion, approaching mental health and wellness and training/skill development in this work from home world.

Deepta Venkataraman and Sarah Williamson from Morgan Stanley reflect on how their organization's commitment to diversity and inclusion is allowing an environment where grassroots efforts create real change.

Nora Bowman speaks with Rachel Bailey from the Genius Unlocked Coaching Institute and the host of the Life Coach In Your Pocket podcast about her 7-step guide to advocating for yourself efficiently and effectively to achieve your desired outcome.

Mathilda Yared speaks with Alicia Del Real and Bob Biglin from The Center for Advanced Emotional Intelligence on ways to increase emotional intelligence in both work and life.

Christel Carroll from Goldman Sachs Agency Lending, and an active member of Women in Securities Finance, chats with Debbie O'Connell about the impact positive language, empowering beliefs and delivering your authentic self can have on your ability to be an effective leader in work and life For more information on Debbie O'Connell and Live Positive, please visit https://livepositive.debbie-oconnell...

Melissa Gow of IHS Markit chats with industry experts Catherine Talks of Univista and Phil Morgan of Pirum on what the broader securities finance community has learned from the challenges posed by SFTR, and how this has created industry-wide opportunities and potential.

Marney McCabe, Lori Paris and Brooke Gillman chat about leading remotely and how they have adapted and found ways to build and expand relationships.