Anu Aiyengar
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]
Anu Aiyengar | |
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| Born | |
| Education | Smith College Vanderbilt University |
| Occupation | Banking professional |
| Employer | JPMorgan Chase & Co |
Early life
Aiyengar is graduate 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.[3] She finds relaxation through Indian classical dance.[4]
Career
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[5] and is head of North American Mergers & Acquisitions responsible for the marketing and execution of advisory assignments in North America. Since 1999, she has advised both domestic and international clients on over US$500 billion worth of transactions including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures / separations, leveraged buyouts, proxy contests, unsolicited transactions and special committee assignments.
Ms. Aiyengar is co-chair of the Investment Bank's women network (WOTM-CIBN), and is involved with several initiatives across J.P. Morgan (Junior Women in Banking, Vice President's Women's Network, Winning Women, Launching Leaders, JumpStart, Early Advantage) and Wall Street (FWA, NoW, WBC, Catalyst) to recruit, mentor and develop women. She is also involved with Asia Society, World Music Institute, and Pratham.
Anu is a panelist and speaker at several events including Women Corporate Directors, Women's Private Equity Summit, The Asian Women in Business, and the South Asian Bar Association Leadership Awards. She is also a guest lecturer at Harvard Business School, and Chicago Booth; as well as a speaker at several women's businesses conferences across financial organizations, law firms and business schools. Ms. Aiyengar is frequently quoted in the financial press and media.
Awards:
Ms. Aiyengar received the "Impact & Innovation Award" from Dress for Success[6]
Speaking Engagements:
Wall Street Journal's "2019 ANNUAL WOMEN IN FINANCE DINNER" (March 2019)[7]
Forbes Under 30 (September 2018)[8]
Publications:
The Street: How A Girl from India Came to Rule JPM's North America M&A Group (August 2017)
Business Insider: JPMorgan's US M&A chief shares the secret sauce for getting deals to pop by flouting an old-school rule of dealmaking (August 2018)
https://www.businessinsider.com/qa-with-jpmorgans-anu-aiyengar-head-of-ma-in-north-america-2018-7
Brunswick Group: Deal Doyenne of Wall Street ( March 2018 Issue 14)
https://www.brunswickgroup.com/media/3973/anu-aiyengar.pdf
Vanderbilt University: Seven Trends that Will Impact M&A Activity in 2018 (March 2018)
https://business.vanderbilt.edu/news/2018/03/14/seven-trends-will-impact-ma-activity-2018/
The Street: JPM's Head of North America M&A Wants to Super-Charge M&A and Hire More Women (June 2018)
Bloomberg: JPMorgan's Blockbuster Weekend for M&A (October 2017)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2016-10-24/jpmorgan-s-blockbuster-weekend-for-m-a
New York Times: JPMorgan Promotes Two to Run Mergers in North America (March 2015)
Reuters: 'Wrong gender, color, country' - India-born Aiyengar, JPMorgan's rising star (February 2014)
eFinancial Careers Q&A: Anu Aiyengar, Managing Director, Mergers and Acquisitions, J.P. Morgan (August 2010)
See also
References
- Melissa Mittelman (24 October 2016). "JPMorgan Heralds M&A Bonanza as Companies Seek New Ways to Grow". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
- "'Wrong gender, colour, country': India-born Anu Aiyengar, JPMorgan's rising star". The Times of India. 5 February 2014.
- Scott Krady (27 August 2010). "Q&A: Anu Aiyengar, Managing Director, Mergers and Acquisitions, J.P. Morgan". efinancialcareers.com.
- "'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.
- "JPMorgan's rising star is India-born Anu Aiyengar". The Indian Express. 6 February 2014.
- "I support Dress for Success". Worldwide | Dress for Success. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- "Women In Finance - March 20, 2019, Nasdaq MarketSite, New York City". WSJ Women in Series. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- "Women@Forbes Under 30: Closing the Investment Gap". www.forbes.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.