Boston Fed Vice President of the Office of Diversity & Inclusion Marques Benton welcomed attendees to “Advancing Leading Women in Financial Services,” part of the New England Financial Services CEO Roundtable’s Diversity and Inclusion Conference. Benton, who organized the event, encouraged attendees to have an open discussion about the under representation of women and minorities in the financial services industry to inspire collective action, understanding, and solutions to addressing the problem.
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Valmo Ventures' Chief Executive Officer Valerie Mosley delivered opening remarks at the event. Mosley shared her experiences, challenges, and opportunities she faced throughout her career.
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Boston Fed President Eric Rosengren also delivered opening remarks - focusing on the Bank's commitment to diversity and inclusion and the specific ways leadership is following up on it.
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Jocelyn D. Wright of The Ascension Group, Howard Bryant of ESPN.com, Shannon O'Mara of Loomis Sayles, Sandhya Douglas of Wellington Management, and Kat Tzouganatos of Deloitte & Touche spoke on a panel, moderated by Kathleen McQuiggan of The CFP Board Center for Financial Planning, about men becoming allies for women in the field and the different ways companies are addressing the gender pay gap in in leadership.
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Barbara McKenna of Longfellow Investment Management Company, Ron O'Hanley of State Street Bank, Bob Rivers of Eastern Bank, Kevin Charleston of Loomis Sayles, and Joe Keefe of Pax World Funds spoke on a panel, moderated by Laura Liswood of the Council of Women World Leaders, about the business case for increasing ethnic and gender diversity and using data to identify areas for improvement.
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