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What does it mean to be the Global Head of Capital Markets?
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We are diving into Wall Street careers, specifically in the exciting space of exchange-traded funds. Today we're talking about Capital Markets at Issuers. What does it mean to be the Global Head of Capital Markets? We have Janel Jackson and Anita Rausch here to tell us.
Anita Rausch is a Senior Vice President and Global Head of ETF Capital Markets, managing the liquidity and trading education of AB’s suite of exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Before joining the firm in 2022, she was head of Capital Markets for WisdomTree, a global ETF-only asset manager. Anita has spent the better part of her career growing up alongside the ETF structure, starting on the sell side trading ETFs for the largest institutional clients at Morgan Stanley and J.P. Morgan and managing their ETF trading desks. She holds a BA in international business, with a minor in German, from George Washington University. Anita is married with 2 kids (8 years and 12 years) and resides in Bergen County, NJ. She regularly enjoys time with the family skiing in the winter, and driving cars in the summer. They are also avid travellers.
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Janel Jackson is the Global Head of ETF Capital Markets at Vanguard. Janel joined Vanguard in 2012 as part of the company’s M.B.A. Leadership Development Program. She has also served as chief of staff to Vanguard’s chief investment officer and as a senior investment analyst in Vanguard Institutional Advisory Services®. Earlier in her career, she worked as an investment analyst on the manager search and oversight team at Wilmington Trust Investment Management. Janel earned a B.A. from Ohio University and an M.B.A. from the Georgia Institute of Technology. She holds FINRA Series 7 and 66 licenses and is a member of the U.S. board of directors for Women in ETFs. Janel enjoys spending time with her family. She is also a foodie with a love for traveling to warm vacation spots.
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