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Wanda Hill, managing director of BNY Mellon’s BK University, entered the financial services industry by way of the marketing and communications world. It was a somewhat unusual entry point, but one that has served her well over the course of her career. Hill was recognized as a Woman of Distinction by the Girl Scout Council […]
By Hadley Catalano Samantha Kappagoda, Chief Economist and Co-Founder of Risk Economics, Inc. in New York City, loves puzzles. She sees equations and hidden patterns woven throughout all aspects of life – from the Fibonacci sequence in a nautilus to the socioeconomic trends of an aging workforce – and feels compelled to solve them. For […]
By Hadley Catalano (Boston) It’s a balancing act for women in leadership positions. Cautiously steadying the professional tightrope between exhibiting likeable behaviors and leading effectively. According to Marianne Cooper, sociologist at the Clayman Institute for Gender Research at Stanford University and lead researcher for Sheryl Sandberg’s book Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to […]
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) Critical mass, the generally accepted theory regarding women on boards and executive management, says that when women occupy more than 30 percent of the positions in a specific group, positive social change within the organization starts to happen. That is, when you have a certain number of women […]
Contributed by Lily Dey, Author, Coach, Accountant & Technologist In the fall of 2011, I knew that my career wasn’t progressing the way I had intended. I’ve always been ambitious, wanting to do more and more with myself, but I’d been stuck in the same role for too long and felt unable to break free. […]
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) According to Gabriela Franco Parcella, CEO of Mellon Capital Management Corporation, it’s important to keep an open mind when thinking about where your career might take you. Looking back on her early career, she said, “I could have had more impact on a company in my first 5 […]
This week The Glass Hammer is publishing a series of profiles on top leaders in corporate diversity. Check back all week long to learn about the women making a difference. By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) “At Mercer, our primary focus is helping our clients maximize the potential of their human capital,” began Deb […]
By Robin Madell, San Francisco Tradition may come to mind before innovation when thinking about the financial services industry. But for Lynne Laube, president and COO of Cardlytics, Inc., innovation has consistently come first. “I have always been excited by innovation and knew that was where I wanted to focus my career,” she explained. After […]
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) Deborah Farrington, Co-Founder and General Partner of StarVest Partners, said one of her key career themes has been an ability to take risks at the appropriate time and seize opportunities as they presented themselves. She encouraged women to be more open to taking on new challenges when they […]
Contributed by Dr. Birute Regine The late US Congresswoman Bela Abzug said that in the 21st century “Women will change the nature of power, rather than power changing the nature of women.” And this is exactly what Iron Butterflies are quietly up to. For thousands of years we have been a domination-based society that has […]