Asset management

Having benefited from mentors throughout her career, Amy Zhang now guides other women and minorities on their paths to success.

As the first woman executive at Carson Group, Teri Shepherd made it a priority to increase the number of women advisors at the firm.

As FS Investments' chief U.S. economist, Lara Rhame mentors four women at the firm, meeting regularly to discuss their professional and personal goals.

Advisors like the above-average returns and lower cost. But factor investing isn't risk free.

Venu Krishnamurthy will join the asset management giant as it intensifies efforts to recalibrate its organization and product offerings for a digital era.

As a PNC executive, Nicole Perkins looks at her position as a role model and thinks of it as "giving back or paying forward, however you look at it."

As head of the Fiduciary Trust’s New York division, Paulina Mejia in charge of growing the firm’s private wealth business in the region.

A “broad blended skill set" is part of what Voya Investment Management CEO Christine Hurtsellers says helped her become a better leader.

“If you’re not given an avenue to prove yourself, then effort and skill set will only go so far,” Shannon Saccocia says.

One thing that excites Dana D’Auria about the industry right now is factor investing, which helped draw her to Symmetry Partners 12 years ago.