Jane Fraser

Biography

Jane Fraser is the CEO of Citigroup Latin America responsible for all businesses in the 23 countries where Citi is present in this important region, including Mexico. Jane sits on Citi's Operating Committee. Before this role, she was Chief Executive Officer of U.S. Consumer and Commercial Banking and CitiMortgage. From 2009 to 2013, Jane served as Chief Executive Officer of Citi's Global Private Bank. Over the course of four years, she transformed the business, recruiting and developing top talent to deliver strong results and industry-leading efficiency ratios. Prior, Jane was Global Head of Strategy and Mergers & Acquisitions for Citi from 2007 to 2009 and also led the firm’s re-engineering effort. She joined Citi in 2004 to run Client Strategy for the Global Banking division. She has been called the "Number 1 Woman to Watch" for two consecutive years by American Banker. She is Chairwoman of the Brazil-US Business Council, Founding Board Member of the US-Colombia Business Council, member of the Board of Directors of Banamex, Banco de Chile, AACCLA (American Chamber of Commerce), Council of the Americas, the Board of Dean’s Advisors, Harvard Business School, and member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Prior to joining Citi, Jane was a Partner at McKinsey & Company where she worked in London and New York for 10 years serving clients in the financial services industry. While at McKinsey, she authored a number of articles on globalization and co-authored a book on global strategy, Race for the World, published by HBS Press in 1999. She started her career at Goldman Sachs in the Mergers & Acquisitions department in London and then worked for Asesores Bursátiles in Madrid, Spain. Jane has an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and an M.A. in economics from Cambridge University. Jane is married with two children. Jane Fraser is the CEO of Citigroup Latin America responsible for all businesses in the 23 countries where Citi is present in this important region, including Mexico. Jane sits on Citi's Operating Committee. Before this role, she was Chief Executive Officer of U.S. Consumer and Commercial Banking and CitiMortgage. From 2009 to 2013, Jane served as Chief Executive Officer of Citi's Global Private Bank. Over the course of four years, she transformed the business, recruiting and developing top talent to deliver strong results and industry-leading efficiency ratios. Prior, Jane was Global Head of Strategy and Mergers & Acquisitions for Citi from 2007 to 2009 and also led the firm’s re-engineering effort. She joined Citi in 2004 to run Client Strategy for the Global Banking division. She has been called the "Number 1 Woman to Watch" for two consecutive years by American Banker. She is Chairwoman of the Brazil-US Business Council, Founding Board Member of the US-Colombia Business Council, member of the Board of Directors of Banamex, Banco de Chile, AACCLA (American Chamber of Commerce), Council of the Americas, the Board of Dean’s Advisors, Harvard Business School, and member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Prior to joining Citi, Jane was a Partner at McKinsey & Company where she worked in London and New York for 10 years serving clients in the financial services industry. While at McKinsey, she authored a number of articles on globalization and co-authored a book on global strategy, Race for the World, published by HBS Press in 1999. She started her career at Goldman Sachs in the Mergers & Acquisitions department in London and then worked for Asesores Bursátiles in Madrid, Spain. Jane has an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and an M.A. in economics from Cambridge University. Jane is married with two children.

Research Interest

Business