Initially attracted to Women in Derivatives (风) – an organization that supports women in finance – to grow her network within the financial industry, 艾米Iseppi, a 存 Senior Relationship Manager, recently became a 风 Ambassador.
The 501c3 nonprofit organization says, “风 Ambassadors play a vital role by providing support to 风's committee chairs to achieve their mission to attract, 保留, educate and develop female leaders in the financial industry.’’
We caught up with Iseppi to find out about her new role as a 风 Ambassador and 存’s mission to support women in the financial industry.
你在存的角色是什么?
AI: In my role as a Senior Relationship Manager, I focus on strengthening and expanding 存’s relationships with strategic clients. As the co-lead of the 中医 Working Group and client engagement lead on ITP’s Match to Instruct initiative, I seek to elevate the voice of the client and apply my strategy background. Prior to joining Relationship Management, I was a Partner Alliance Manager for one year after joining 存 in 2020.
Why did you choose to become part of 风?
AI: 几年前, I recognized that while I had a strong network, it was very concentrated to Boston. An industry colleague who worked at SIFMA [Securities Industry and Financial Securities Association] told me about 风, so that I could attend events in person if I happened to be traveling to New York City or Washington D.C. 当事件发生时. While I attended one event in Boston in early 2020, most of my involvement has been virtual. The virtual events have offered the ability to network with many women working across the financial services industry in the U.S. 和你.K.
Tell us about your role as a 风 ambassador?
AI: 风 named me an Ambassador in July following my active participation in the Rising Stars cohort program in 2021 and continued involvement with 风 in 2022 (for example, moderating a conversation with Marisol Collazo focused on Enhancing Executive Presence as part of 风’s webinar series in celebration of Women’s 历史 Month). I was excited to take on the 风 Ambassador role to continue my involvement with 风.
I am honored to have recently been recognized with a Rising Star Award at the 风 2022 Gala!
How does 存 make an overall effort to support women in finance?
AI: 加入存以来, I have felt empowered to take on leadership roles and have felt supported by my colleagues. 在我看来, the best way that an organization can support women in finance is by giving women the opportunity to lead and have an impact to demonstrate their own capabilities. In my experiences, I have seen that embedded within the organization, and I am grateful for that. I also knew that women from 存 were active in 风 before I joined 存, 这对我来说是一个积极的信号吗.
What is the best piece of advice you can give women working in finance?
AI: 要真实——知道自己是谁, 你想达到的目标, and establish relationships based on trust and honesty. It can be difficult to navigate situations that inevitably pop up in your career, but if you stay true to your authentic self and believe in your voice, you have the best opportunity to be successful.
How do we encourage more women to pursue careers in finance?
AI: It’s important to demonstrate to women how many different roles and paths are possible in finance. It’s critical that more organizations invest in ways that can show this to women.
在我上大学的时候, I visited multiple Wall Street banks where I could speak with women working in many different functions and even participate in job shadows to see firsthand what these opportunities could look like for me if I decided to pursue them. That encouraged me to pursue opportunities on Wall Street, but I wasn’t exposed to how many other opportunities there were in finance to have considered those.
风 does an excellent job at demonstrating how diverse the opportunities are within the industry, which is another reason why I’m excited to be a 风 Ambassador. I hope to see more organizations support 风 and invest in other ways to encourage women to pursue careers in finance.
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