Gender Lens Investing

Acknowledgments

There would be no book on gender lens investing without the support of Chris Hyzy, friend, colleague, and chief investment officer for the Global Wealth & Investment Management division of Bank of America.

We are indebted to many others at Bank of America, including Angela Ameruoso, Michelle Buckley, Kimberly O'Neil, Andrew Vasylyuk, Ehiwario Efeyini, Harald Gunderson, Joe Curtin, Emily Howes, Ian Prior, Surya Kolluri, and Kim Paris. Ann Limberg, Deanne Steele, Gillian Howell, Claire Costello, Andrea Sullivan, Pam Seagle, Tanya Satter, Robyn Polansky, and Sue Burton-Kirdahy have passionately supported the use of a gender lens across the firm. And special thanks to Joe's traveling partner, Jeff Tiger, as well as Lisa Carnoy for her support over the past year. Susan Danger, head of the American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union, and one of Europe's top female executives, was also very supportive during the project.

We would also like to express a huge debt of gratitude to Lauren Sanfilippo, a rising star on Wall Street, for her tireless work in rooting out data, exhibits, footnotes, and other materials. In many ways—notably with her sense of humor—Lauren was a critical partner in the book's completion.

We would not have finished, nor would the narrative have been digestible, without the ongoing guidance of Ann Graham, who partnered with us through the journey. Ann midwifed the book, bringing her broad background in finance, development, and business strategy, ...