Melissa Jefferies on Macquarie's Black Employee Affinity Group

About this episode

Melissa Jefferies discusses her career at Macquarie and the impact of the Black Employee Affinity Group on her professional journey.

Melissa talks to us about her career in commodities andglobal markets over the past decade at Macquarie and how the bank's Black Employee Affinity Group, BEAM has supported her. She explores the significance of mentors and female rolemodels like Managing Director and CEO Shemara Wikramanayake in her career. She tell us about BEAM, its goals and how she now champions and mentors junior bankers from ethnic minority groups. She shares her view of the future and offers her advice and support to those at the start of their careers in finance.

People in this episode

Guest: Melissa Jefferies

Topics covered

• career development
• mentorship
• diversity in finance

Keywords

• Macquarie
• BEAM
• mentors
• female role models
• finance

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