Why Diversity Matters in AM

Why should we encourage diversity among Asset Managers? This is not just about access, equity and inclusive working environments – although there is a way to go, still, on that, even in our fairly young area.

As Janet Yellen, the USA Fed’s first female chair put it: “Beyond fairness, the lack of diversity harms the field because it wastes talent.  It also skews the field’s viewpoint and diminishes its breadth.”

Asset Management is all about how people with different skills and perspectives work together to a better solution, about seeing wider than any of us can do as individuals.

What different perspective did you bring that made the difference?

I work in a group of fantastic North American Asset Management practitioners called Women in Asset Management NA, and this is the question we are tackling. We would love to hear from you.