By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) Siani Pearson, now a principal research scientist at HP Labs Bristol, says she wishes she had had more confidence in herself when she was first starting her career. “I think I’d have been pleased to know I’d get as far as I have,” she explained. “Sometimes when you’re [...]

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By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) Cheri Warren, Vice President of Asset Management at National Grid, is fascinated by the potential of the power grid to change the way people live their lives. As head of the company’s smart grid initiative – called Utility of the Future – she said, “We are on the [...]

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By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) Latasha Brown, Senior Manager, Assurance, at PwC says she is cautious about speaking for all women in accounting when it comes to the challenges associated with gender or race. “But,” she continued, “I can certainly speak for myself, and the experiences of my close associates and colleagues. And [...]

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By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) Harlo Holmes, a Research Fellow at the Guardian Project, says she is just getting started in her career. But as a lead developer on two of the Guardian Project’s biggest endeavors – ObscuraCam and InformaCam, the latter of which just received a sizeable grant from the Knight Foundation [...]

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By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) “It’s very hard for me to say there are particular barriers for professional women,” began Kerris Wigfall, Head of Fixed Income Compliance at ING U.S. Investment Management. “And as an African American woman, I’m pretty sure a lot of people would expect me to say it’s harder to [...]

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By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) According to Rashaan Reid, Director in the Mortgage & Securitized Products Sales Group at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, the most important factor in succeeding on Wall Street is drive. “Having the passion is the first thing – it takes a lot of energy and stamina,” she explained. [...]

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By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) According to Laurie Nordquist, Director of Institutional Retirement and Trust at Wells Fargo, one of the most important pieces of advice she has ever received was on the value of staying true to herself. “Be yourself – it’s important for all of us. The more you can be [...]

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By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) After excelling in mathematics at her Quebec high school, Catherine Reimer, now Vice President and Senior Insurance Portfolio Manager at ING U.S. Investment Management, went on to study actuarial science in college. For her first internship, she worked on the investment side of an insurance company and from [...]

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By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) To Illonka Javette Hines, having a diverse set of interests is a big part of being a successful professional. But it took some time before she learned to share her more artistic side with others. “I think starting out, I wish I had known that I didn’t have [...]

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By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) Joi Gordon, CEO of Dress for Success Worldwide, is a strong believer in women helping women – and she’s happy to help dispel some of old stereotypes about female leaders. “Some twenty years ago, there was a perception that women weren’t nice to each other,” Gordon said. “When [...]

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