Most senior women we speak to have done the work. The MBA, the stretch assignments, the careful navigation of rooms where they were the only woman at the table. They have developed sharp strategic instincts, learned to read organizational dynamics, and built reputations on delivering results. But even with all that experience, there can be […]
“Being with my clients, helping them to get deals done, building new relationships is what breathes life into me and gets me excited.” Ask Christina Bresani, Wells Fargo’s head of Mid-Cap Investment Banking, about a recent client visit and she’ll tell you about climbing into the cab of a semi-truck in high heels and passing […]
If you have ever sat through a meeting where everyone nodded in agreement but then watched the agreed-upon action items quietly dissolve over the following weeks, you already understand the accountability gap. Not as a concept, but in its impact on execution, trust, and results. That gap matters. Because when teams cannot reliably follow through […]
“Future leaders will need learning agility above everything else,” says Erika Irish Brown. “The pace of change is only accelerating. Today it’s AI, but we don’t yet know what we’ll be navigating tomorrow. What we do know is that the leaders who thrive will be the ones who stay curious, stay open and embrace change […]
By Jessica Darmoni The Futures Industry Association (FIA) held their annual FIA Boca conference in Boca Raton, Florida March 8-11, 2026. The annual gathering brings together institutional investors and professionals in the listed and over-the-counter derivatives markets with an emergence of digital asset firms and retail brokers joining in the past few years. One of […]
By Jessica Darmoni “Future leaders must not only understand technology but wield it responsibly to protect reputational integrity in a world where data breaches and automation carry profound consequences,” says Joanna Fields, a financial market veteran who remains focused on enterprise risk management. Fields has almost 30 years of experience spanning global asset classes such […]
By Jessica Darmoni Executive wellness retreats are often judged by their immediate costs: time away from work, financial investment, and short-term disruption. But their real return on investment shows up in longer-lasting gains such as clearer thinking, personal growth, and greater resilience. This makes them powerful tools for leaders operating in complex environments. Below are […]
By Jessica Darmoni “The (trading) industry is built on people working together,” explains Nancy Stern. “You have to think of your interactions as long-term relationships. Something that makes sense in the short term may not serve you—or others—over time. You always have to ask: what are the unintended consequences?” That long-term view has shaped Stern’s […]
In Part 2 of this series, we looked inside an executive coaching engagement, including how it is structured, how goals are set, and what to expect over the course of the engagement. However, no matter how well designed the process or the competency of the coach, executive coaching only delivers results when leaders actively engage […]
Katherine Kirkpatrick Bos, General Counsel of StarkWare, is excited about zero knowledge proof technology (ZKP), a revolutionary tool in cryptography. She explains that ZKP allows people to prove something is true without revealing underlying information. ZKPs enable verification without disclosure—complete, sound, and private. While often discussed in the context of blockchain scalability and transaction speed, […]