The Women Shaping Global Derivatives Markets

In its latest episode, LaSalle Street, a podcast from the Financial Markets Group at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, hosts a conversation on identity, gender and careers in finance with four women shaping global derivatives markets.

Joining LaSalle Street for this episode are Laura Astrada, Managing Director at DTCC; Caroline Pham, Managing Director and Head of Capital Markets Regulatory Strategy at Citi; Maggie Sklar, Director of International Engagement, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago; Petal Walker, Special Counsel, WilmerHale.

The guests discuss their own career paths, experiences with sexism and other forms of discrimination in the workplace, and the intersection of gender and the impact of Covid-19 on work.

Moderating the discussion is Nahiomy Alvarez, Senior Financial Markets Analyst at the Chicago Fed. Anna Paulson, Executive Vice President and Director of Research at Chicago Fed, provides an introduction. The episode was recorded during Women’s History Month, which was created to celebrate the many contributions and achievements of women.