Who are we?

We are two women with decades of experience in global financial markets who have been empowered by our understanding of finance and we want to share that. We want women to buy into the concept that an understanding of basic finance and economics is an important part of one’s overall well-being. We encourage open dialogue about money in relationships and try to drive home the fact that the decisions behind some of the basic functions of saving, spending, and budgeting, are the same skills women use daily, and can be drawn upon to understand “ high finance”. We know that understanding how the world works vis a vis money matters strengthens relationships with spouses, life partners, family members, and financial planners.

GAIl SEGAL ELMORE

Gail has 20+ years experience on Wall Street. She worked in NY, Mexico, and Boston focusing on credit and complex capital markets products. A Montreal native, most of her career was as Managing Director for Bank of America’s emerging markets business where for many years she was the only woman on the board of the Emerging Markets Traders Association. A mother of two sons, Gail ultimately stepped away from Wall Street to actively manage family assets. She is on the board of the University of Maryland System and College Park Foundations and a member of the investment committee. Gail is a licensed advisor with the Miami-based LW Investment Management (USA) LLC.

Cynthia Schollard

Cynthia never expected to have a career in finance. Development oriented, early on she received some sound advice. Caring is good but having a skill you can share is better. Two years later armed with an MBA from the University of Chicago, she entered the world of traditional finance. A commercial banker for Continental Illinois Bank in Chicago and later  as an emerging markets debt trader in London and New York, she saw many sides of the financial world. Later she served as the Capital Markets Manager for FINCA International, one of the foremost global players in the microfinance field. In between, she took time off for a family and managed all the household finances and investment.