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I was a Business Analyst at Citi in 2023 when a new senior leader arrived with a great deal of fanfare. Almost immediately, I noticed that he paid an unusual amount of attention to several of the younger female analysts. One in particular stood out—a tall woman with honey-blonde hair and Eastern European accent. The…

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I recently left a business execution role in Citi Wealth because the culture is chaotic, dysfunctional, and fundamentally toxic. I worked at another big bank for 12 years before coming here and I don’t know how to describe that everything here is surreal, almost fake. If you are part of a project, it’s impossible to…

Story inspired by #281: Speaking of CFOs, it’s worth discussing Citi’s current CFO, [REDACTED]. By all accounts, he is an incredibly bright, thoughtful and respected leader—distinct from the more noxious personalities that occupy Citi’s C-Suite. He is also notable as one of the few Black executives at this level in the industry, which makes his…

In major Southeast Asian financial hubs, even the most serious sexual crimes committed by MD level male Private bankers are deliberately suppressed within the regional/local Private banks. This is not misconduct it is criminal behaviour enabled by power, silence, and protection from the top. When women speak up, labour laws fail them, regulators look away,…

Okay, am I the only one wondering what happened here? For forever, Goldman Sachs had a reputation for being one of the most toxic places on Wall Street for women. I’m 50. Left not long after the financial crisis and it was certainly my experience. So where are all the women who can talk about…