Past Event Highlights
If you missed any of FWSF’s women-in-finance events in San Francisco or the East Bay, click on the links below for event highlights.
Our signature events include the FWSF Financial Woman or the Year luncheon and scholarship awards ceremony.
To get more involved, see our list of upcoming events.
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Open, honest communication key to increasing diversity
A recent KPMG and Financial Women of San Francisco (FWSF) sponsored panel of business leaders delivered a clear message about how to boost inclusion and diversity in business: open, honest communication. Conversations, even if difficult, must happen more often to make significant progress in inclusion and diversity across Corporate America, said the panel.
Read moreDemystifying Quantitative Analysis: Real Stories Beyond Quants and the Quantitative Models that Power Our Lives - Jing Zhang
On September 19, in a presentation that was part of the Financial Women of San Francisco (FWSF) Leadership Series, Dr. Jing Zhang, managing director and the global head of Moody’s Analytics Research and Modeling Group, brought a different perspective to the quantitative analysis field, one that was focused on financial inclusion. Although quants have been blamed for some misdoings of the past, and are known for structuring products like Collateralized Debt Obligations (CDOs), which played a critical part in the last financial crisis, Dr. Zhang emphasized the field’s many positive contributions.
Read moreAugust 2017 - FWSF Community: How to help the Florida hurricane victims impacted by Hurricane Irma
Read moreAugust 2017 - FWSF Community: How to help the Texas flooding victims impacted by Hurricane Harvey
Read moreJuly 2017 - President's Letter From Paige Venable
Maya Angelou, the great American poet, memoirist and civil rights activist, once said, “If you get, give. If you learn, teach.” This statement is a reflection on the true spirit of the FWSF organization, which is exemplified in June each year when the organization awards scholarships to women pursuing a career in finance or a related field. Read about this wonderful event that took place on June 6, 2017, at the City Club of San Francisco.
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