On 10 September, Citigroup named Cambridge Economics Alumna Jane Fraser as their new chief executive. This is the first time that a woman has been appointed as CEO of a large Wall Street bank. Jane Fraser attended Girton College between 1985 and 1988 and graduated with a BA from the Economics Tripos in 1988. The Faculty of Economics would like to congratulate her on this historic and prestigious appointment.

BBC: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-54106252

Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2020-09-10/citigroup-beats-jpmorgan-to-shatter-wall-street-s-glass-ceiling-with-jane-fraser

CNN: https://edition.cnn.com/2020/09/10/business/citi-woman-ceo-jane-fraser/index.html

FT (subscription content): https://www.ft.com/content/223b1bcc-c178-4925-a5c4-0c881fba4b24

The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/sep/10/citigroup-wall-street-bank-female-ceo-jane-fraser

The Telegraph (subscription content): https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2020/09/10/citigroup-boss-michael-corbat-step-37-years/

Published on - Tuesday 15th September 2020

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