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Biography
Jacki Zehner (born October 8, 1964) was the first female trader to be invited into the partnership of Goldman Sachs. She began her Wall Street career in 1988, made partner in 1996, and left Goldman in 2002. Her career at Goldman was spent mostly in mortgage-backed trading, followed by two years spent in the Executive Office working in human capital management. After leaving the firm she became a Founding Partner of Circle Financial Group, a small private wealth management operation consisting of women committed to effectively managing their families’ assets and philanthropic activities. Zehner serves as Chief Engagement Officer of Women Moving Millions, and President of the Jacquelyn and Gregory Zehner Foundation. Zehner is a former board member of The Breast Cancer Research Foundation, The National Council for Research on Women, The University of British Columbia and The Center for Work-Life Policy, and many other organizations. She is a current board member of The Sundance Institute, a non-profit dedicated to supporting independent storytellers. Zehner also serves as an advisor for other for-profit and non-profit gender equality organizations.
In 2009, Zehner sponsored and collaborated with The National Council for Research on Women to create a groundbreaking report, Women in Fund Management: A Road Map for Achieving Critical Mass – and Why it Matters. The Report examined the different investment management styles of women and men, how they approach risk, and what the global economy might look like if a critical mass of women brought their decision-making talents to the table. The Report was officially launched by Zehner and The National Council for Research on Women at Bloomberg L.P. in the summer of 2009 and was also launched internationally at the Women's Forum for the Economy and Society in Deauville (France) in late 2009.
Zehner is a frequent media commentator, consultant and speaker on women’s success in the workplace, women and wealth, investing, financial current events and high-impact philanthropy. She is the recipient of numerous awards that honor both her professional and philanthropic accomplishments.
Zehner maintains a personal website at jackizehner.com.
Writings
- "Saying “No” to All-Male Corporate Boards", Apr 6, 2011 (Huffington Post)
- "Goldman Bias Suit Offers Wall Street a Chance", Sept 16, 2010 (Bloomberg Opinion)
- "Women Call for Obama to Act: Linda Tarr-Whelan and Jacki Zehner", Aug 25, 2010 (Bloomberg Opinion)
- "If Wall Street Repents, Can Main Street Forgive?", Nov 21, 2009 (The Daily Beast)