Sallie Krawcheck
Sallie Krawcheck is the Founder and CEO of Ellevest, an investing and wealth management company built by women for women. She leads the RIA in helping clients build and manage their wealth through investing, financial planning and wealth management. Sallie was one of the first female CEOs on Wall Street and is a trailblazer with more than four decades of experience in the financial services industry. Before starting Ellevest, she served as CEO of several top financial firms, including Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, Citi Wealth Management, and Smith Barney. Sallie is one of the most influential women in business and an outspoken advocate for women. Fortune Magazine has called her “The Last Honest Analyst,” Barron’s considers her one of the “Most Influential Women in US Finance,” and Vanity Fair has named her to their “New Establishment List.”
Sallie Krawcheck Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Founder and Chief Executive Officer
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CEO of Merrill Lynch Wealth Management and US Trust
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Chief Financial Officer
Academic History
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M.B.A., With Honors
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B.A., Journalism, Summa Cum Laude
CURRENT AFFILIATIONS
Chair, Ellevate Network
Chair, Pax Ellevate Global Women’s Leadership Fund
Ellevest is a robo-advisor platform that provides financial plans and ETF portfolios that take account of women’s longer lives, different salary curves and the gender pay gap.
The firm was founded to provide women with a welcoming, innovative and cost-effective alternative to traditional Wall Street investment services.
Under her leadership, Ellevest has become one of the fastest growing digital investment platforms and one of Entrepreneur Magazine’s Top 100 Brilliant Ideas.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Sallie is one of the highest ranked women ever to have worked on Wall Street.
She is among the few financial executives of her generation to have held C-suite roles at the largest global banks.
She served as CEO of Smith Barney, CEO of Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, and CFO of Citigroup.
She is one of the most-read “Influencers” on LinkedIn, and has been profiled in The Wall Street Journal, Fortune, Forbes, and more.
She has also been featured in Business Insider, Bloomberg, and Real Vision.
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