Anu Aiyengar

Anu Aiyengar
Born
EducationSmith College
Vanderbilt University
OccupationBanking professional
EmployerJPMorgan Chase & Co

Anu Aiyengar is a finance professional based in Manhattan and Global Co-Head of mergers and acquisitions at JPMorgan Chase & Co,[1] a multinational banking and financial services holding company based in New York City.[2][3][4][5][6]

Early life

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Aiyengar graduated from Smith College of liberal arts in Massachusetts with an undergraduate degree in Economics and Computer Science, and currently serves as Co-Chair of Smith's Business Advisory Board. Ms. Aiyengar received her MBA from Vanderbilt University.[7] She finds relaxation through Indian classical dance.[8]

Career

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Aiyengar started her career at American Express. While interviewing for a position in 1999 at a major Wall Street investment bank, her interviewer commented 'wrong gender, wrong color, and wrong country'. She currently works at JPMorgan Chase & Co.[9]

Awards

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  • "Impact and Innovation award" - Dress for Success[10]

Speeches

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  • Wall Street Journal's "2019 ANNUAL WOMEN IN FINANCE DINNER" (March 2019).
  • Forbes Under 30 (September 2018)[11]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Melissa Mittelman (24 October 2016). "JPMorgan Heralds M&A Bonanza as Companies Seek New Ways to Grow". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  2. ^ "'Wrong gender, color, country' - India-born Aiyengar, JPMorgan's rising star". business.vanderbilt.edu. 14 March 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2021 – via New Business Vanderbilt.
  3. ^ "Distinguished Speaker Anu Aiyengar (MBA'99), head of the North American M&A group at JP Morgan Chase & Co., shared her outlook for the coming year". reuters.com. 5 February 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2021 – via New Reuters.
  4. ^ "How A Girl from India Came to Rule JPM's North America M&A Group". thestreet.com. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2021 – via New The Street.
  5. ^ "JPM's Head of North America M&A Wants to Super-Charge M&A and Hire More Women". thestreet.com. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2021 – via New The Street.
  6. ^ "JPMorgan's US M&A chief shares how the role of investment bankers is changing as deals have become more high-stakes". businessinsider.in. 31 July 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2021 – via New Business Insider India.
  7. ^ Scott Krady (27 August 2010). "Q&A: Anu Aiyengar, Managing Director, Mergers and Acquisitions, J.P. Morgan". efinancialcareers.com.
  8. ^ "'Wrong Gender, Colour, Country': India-born Aiyengar, JPMorgan's Rising Star Women made up 15.6% of top executives and managers at US investment banks in 2012, compared with 17.7% in 2007, according to EEOC". Businessworld.in. 5 February 2014. Archived from the original on 9 February 2014.
  9. ^ "JPMorgan's rising star is India-born Anu Aiyengar". The Indian Express. 6 February 2014.
  10. ^ "Impact & Innovation Award". dressforsuccess.org. 4 October 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2021 – via Dress for Success.
  11. ^ "Women@Forbes Under 30: Closing the Investment Gap". www.forbes.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.