Girls Who Invest Celebrates International Women’s Day

Girls Who Invest has impacted over 700 women across its programs; The number of internship partner firms has grown to approximately 100

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Girls Who Invest (GWI), a non-profit organization dedicated to increasing the number of women in portfolio management and executive leadership in the asset management industry, is thrilled to observe International Women’s Day. Studies show that gender diversity leads to various positive outcomes including higher returns on investment.1 Girls Who Invest encourages diversity across multiple angles including gender, ethnic heritage, socioeconomic status and different types of backgrounds such as schools, majors, interests and geography.

This year’s International Women’s Day theme of “Balance for Better” is illustrated through a video of GWI Scholars who achieve personal balance through hobbies and talents beyond academia. Through their distinct perspectives and multi-faceted passions, they add balance and diversity integral to the asset management industry. To view the video, click here.

Recent Girls Who Invest milestones include:

• Expanding our flagship 10-week Summer Intensive Program to reach 340 scholars since 2016 with over 80% of past scholars pursuing careers in investment management
• Continuing our focus on multiple aspects of diversity, our 2019 summer program cohort represents 62 universities with 50 distinct undergraduate majors, 23% are from public schools, 23% identify as economically disadvantaged and 20% are underrepresented minorities
• Growing the GWI Online Learners program in partnership with Executive Education at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and the CFA Institute to reach a greater pool of diverse talent

"Girls Who Invest is working to improve gender balance in the asset management industry and executive ranks of finance. We've recruited talented undergraduates for our 2019 summer intensive program from colleges and universities spanning from Washington State to Florida who will bring diverse perspectives and talents in order to optimize returns and increase shared prosperity." â€“ Janet Cowell, CEO

In addition to celebrating our GWI Scholars on International Women’s Day 2019, Girls Who Invest celebrates our partners. These firms have played a vital role in supporting our mission and have championed progress towards a more inclusive and diverse workforce. Since 2016, the number of internship partners has nearly quadrupled to about 100 organizations.

	GIRLS WHO INVEST 2019 FINANCIAL PARTNERS
	BENEFACTOR			FRIENDS			FRIENDS (cont.)			ASSET OWNERS
	Vista Equity Partners			AllianceBernstein			Harris Associates			Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
				Abrams Capital			Investec			Bowdoin College
	CHAMPION			Adage Capital Management			Janus Henderson Investors			CALSTRS
	PIMCO			Alpine Investors			KKR & Co.			Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies
				Amalgamated Bank			Loomis, Sayles & Co.			Casey Family Programs
	PATRONS			American Century Investments			MKP Capital Management			Commonfund
	The Baupost Group			Angelo Gordon			Morgan Stanley			Harvard Endowment
	Farallon Capital Management			Aquiline Capital Partners			Numeric Investors			Kresge Foundation
	Harrison Street			AXA Rosenburg			Oak Hill Advisors			LACERS
	TPG Capital			Bank of America			Oak Hill Capital			MacArthur Foundation
				BMGI			Oak Tree Capital Management			Mass PRIM
	SUPPORTERS			BMO Global Asset Management			Partners Group			MIT Investment Office
	Blackrock			Bank of New York Mellon			PGIM			OMERS
	Blackstone			Brandywine Global			PNC Bank			Oregon State Treasurers Office
	Carlson Capital			Carlyle Group			Public Pension Capital			Partners Healthcare
	Causeway Capital			CarVal			RBC Global Asset Management			Rockefeller University
	D.E. Shaw & Co.			CD&R			Reservoir Capital			Tulane Endowment
	Dodge & Cox			Charles Schwab			Rockpoint Group			University of Pennsylvania Endowment
	Franklin Templeton Investments			Corbin Capital Partners			Select Equity Partners
	GMO LLC			Crestview			StepStone Group			ACADEMIC PARTNERS
	Goldman Sachs Asset Management			EJF Capital			Summit Partners			CFA Institute
	Guardian Insurance			General Atlantic			T. Rowe Price			University of Notre Dame
	JPMorgan Asset Management			Glenmede			Taconic Capital			University of Pennsylvania
	Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets			Global Atlantic Financial Group			TCW (Trust Company of the West)			Wharton School Online
	Oaktree Capital Management			Greenspring Associates			Walter Scott & Partners Limited
	OppenheimerFunds			Gray Foundation			WCAS			FOUNDING PARTNERS
	Searchlight Capital			Greystar			Wells Fargo			Bloomberg Philanthropies
	United Capital			GCM Grosvenor			Western Asset Management			D.E. Shaw & Co.
	Warburg Pincus			Guggenheim Partners			William Blair			Sheppard Mullin
	Wellington Management			Hamilton Lane						Vista Equity Partners

About Girls Who Invest

Girls Who Invest is a non-profit organization founded in April 2015 dedicated to inspiring and empowering young women to pursue investment careers in the asset management industry—a field challenged by a lack of diversity. We are committed to changing this imbalance. Our goal is to see 30% of the world’s investable capital managed by women by 2030. Our approach is practical: create a pipeline of talented, motivated young women through an intensive educational program, a meaningful paid internship experience and a robust ongoing community. For more information, visit www.girlswhoinvest.org.

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1 Morningstar Research Report, “Fund Managers by Gender.” March 2018.

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Media
Jessica Lee
Edelman for Girls Who Invest
[email protected]
212-277-3808

Source: Girls Who Invest

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