Black History Month 2025 - Cathy Ann Bell
Posted on Feb. 5, 2025 / 2025, Black History Month / Subscribe 0
CATHY ANN BELL
Managing Director
Stern Brothers & Co.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/cathy-bell-743619101/
About Me:
I am an attorney by training and after beginning my legal career as a litigator specializing in securities and commodities law, I served for six years as the General Counsel of the NYS Financial Control Board for the City of New York. My board was the Governor, the Mayor and both the State and City Comptrollers in addition to three private members. While there, Wall Street came a-knocking and I have worked as an investment banker in public finance ever since.
On being a Black woman in this industry:
As a Black woman I have prided myself for most of my career in public finance in working with Minority and Women-owned Firms that have demonstrated a commitment to diversity and inclusion; practices that may be out of favor in today's political environment but over the years, have well served the issuers and borrowers whom have benefited from the talent, creativity and innovation that these firms have brought to the table.
Fun fact:
I write a little, poetry and short stories mostly, and have actually had a couple of poems and stories published. Also, I was part of the original NEWPF group in the early days of the organization, working with Beth Smayda, JoAnne Kennedy, Freda Johnson, Diane Brosen, Vivian Altman and others to commission the drawing of the logo and set up the Mentor/Mentee program. I recently came across a spreadsheet matching mentors and mentees from November 2008!
Favorite advice:
Don't overly concern yourself with what others will think about what you want to do. People will take their cues from how you show up. Do what you want, just be prepared to face the consequences.
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