By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City)
“When I first started, I may have been too competitive,” said Christine Hurtsellers, CIO of Fixed Income and Proprietary Investments for ING Investment Management. She explained, “I had to be the smartest, best, hardest working person… Since then, I’ve learned a lot about working as part of a team. [...]

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em>By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City)
The best piece of advice I ever got,” said Alexandra Lebenthal, CEO of Alexandra & James, a financial firm specializing in tax-free municipal bonds and high net-worth wealth management, “was in reference to driving a boat. ‘Whatever happens, just relax. You’ll always be able to turn around and get [...]

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By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City)
“I believe diversity is an economic imperative – period,” said Erika Karp, Managing Director and Head of Global Sector Research at UBS Investment Bank and Chair of the Global Investment Review Committee.
A founding member of the UBS Executive Diversity Council, a steering committee member of the firm’s All Bar [...]

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By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City)
“It’s a good thing I’ve been blessed with two things – I’ve been blessed with lots of energy and a love of the vertical learning curve,” said Dorothy Collins Weaver, Co-founder and CEO of Miami-based hedge fund of funds, Collins Capital.
From founding her hedge fund of funds, to supporting [...]

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By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City)
“Helping others be the best they can be is a big motivator for me,” said Rebecca Macieira-Kaufmann, President of Citibank California.
She focuses on providing the best experience for the customers of Citibank, as well as supporting her team to ensure they have everything they need to win. She [...]

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By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City)
For Annica Lindegren, partner at White & Case and head of the firm’s bank finance practice in Germany, a keen focus on providing top service for her clients has been one key to her success – the other is finding a unique balance between her work life and family [...]

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By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City)
“I was born and raised in England, and did my undergraduate degree at Oxford,” began Michelle Clayman, CFA, Founder, Managing Partner, and Chief Investment Officer of New Amsterdam Partners. After graduating, Clayman took a job in commercial banking with Bank of America in London for two years, before [...]

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By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City)
Vivian Tsoi, Partner at global law firm White & Case, sees opportunity just about everywhere, a trait which, no doubt, plays into her success working in mergers and acquisitions at the firm.
Working out of White & Case’s Beijing office, Tsoi says she is amazed at the attitude of possibility [...]

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By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City)
Yvonne Schneider is a panelist at today’s Women in IT event, hosted by The Glass Hammer.
“I consider myself a global leader,” said Yvonne Schneider, SVP Global Commercial Services Technologies at American Express. “I align employees across five regions around the world and we’re a high performing team. My [...]

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By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City)
In talking to Margo Cook, CFA, Executive Vice President of Nuveen Investments, its clear that what she’s valued the most throughout her career is her ability to be a part of and to build effective teams.
While her career has taken her from The Bank of New York to [...]

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