The Head of Wealth at Citi—somewhat ironically given his reputation also the head of the women’s network—hosted a Women’s Day event with Martina Navratilova. It’s a visible gesture, but my day-to-day reality remains walking into meetings with 30+ men and being the only woman in the room who is drowned out on the daily. It felt far less performative when actually powerful and talented women—like Ida Liu and Naz Vahid—worked here.
1/2 Story 228 highlights the degree to which the powerful men in finance are complicit in keeping women in check and the uphill battle we face on Wall Street. It’s not just about individual behaviour, but the systems that enable it and then distance themselves from the consequences. We’re encouraged to focus on the incident,…
If you work at Citi, consider taking a screenshot of your performance-review rating. Multiple employees report their ratings shifting from a 2 to a 4 after they acknowledged them. It’s a disturbing tactic that could be used to justify layoffs in March/April without severance.
I met on a few occasions with the Senior MD leading remediation at Citi and her overseeing senior MD-level committee. During one of our first interactions, the MD was genuinely ecstatic that I had simply followed up on a request. Not impressed. Ecstatic. That reaction told me more about the transformation than any status deck…
“We must do what they fear – tell the truth, spread the truth.” Alexei Navalny I was raised with conventional wisdom from another continent: don’t confront the attacker, it’ll make it worse. For years, I believed this. One day, I realized that while there is some truth to it, it was also a disservice 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…
Citi: 18 years out of the ICU and still “repositioning” Bloomberg ran a piece this week on how Citi’s CEO has earned the President’s trust — dinner under Windsor Castle’s ceiling with the King, back at the White House for the Saudi Crown Prince, on the trip to Beijing to meet Xi. Insiders quoted saying…