Career Conversations: Lesley Goldwasser

The JEC NYC had the pleasure of hosting Lesley Goldwasser, the Managing Partner of GreensLedge, a Boutique Investment Bank with offices in New York, London, Tokyo, Seoul, and Hartford. Prior to GreensLedge, Lesley ran Global Hedge Fund Strategic Services at Credit Suisse. Prior to Credit Suisse, Lesley was co-head of Global Debt and Equity Capital Markets and Global Structured Products at Bear Stearns. Prior to that she ran risk for both the Asset Backed and Non-Agency Mortgage Trading Desks and co headed the ABS Finance group at Credit Suisse. Lesley serves on the boards of Tiptree Financial, Liquid Telecom, Maxex, Fintech Acquisition Corp, the Miami Music Festival, and Zara’s Center. Lesley is co-owner of the Betsy Hotel, Miami and is responsible for curating the art installations and music.

During her talk on Saturday, November 4th, Goldwasser discussed her career in the business field as well as shared incredible advice for our members. She stressed the importance of networking and having a mentor. She delved into her experience as a woman in business including limitations that she faced, as well as spoke about the effect of COVID on GreensLedge. Ending with a Q&A, she spoke about the process of establishing her own firm and discussed the current recession. We hope you enjoyed this event and we look forward to seeing you at future events!