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Girls Who Invest has impacted over 700 women across its programs;
The number of internship partner firms has grown to approximately 100

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GIRLS WHO INVEST CELEBRATES INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY

Girls Who Invest has impacted over 700 women across its programs;
The number of internship partner firms has grown to approximately 100

Girls Who Invest (GWI), a non-profit organization dedicated to increasing the number of women in portfolio management and executive leadership in the asset management industry, is thrilled to observe International Women’s Day. Studies show that gender diversity leads to various positive outcomes including higher returns on investment.¹ Girls Who Invest encourages diversity across multiple angles including gender, ethnic heritage, socioeconomic status and different types of backgrounds such as schools, majors, interests and geography.

This year’s International Women’s Day theme of “Balance for Better” is illustrated through a video of GWI Scholars who achieve personal balance through hobbies and talents beyond academia. Through their distinct perspectives and multi-faceted passions, they add balance and diversity integral to the asset management industry. To view the video, click here.

Recent Girls Who Invest milestones include:

• Expanding our flagship 10-week Summer Intensive Program to reach 340 scholars since 2016 with over 80% of past scholars pursuing careers in investment management
• Continuing our focus on multiple aspects of diversity, our 2019 summer program cohort represents 62 universities with 50 distinct undergraduate majors, 23% are from public schools, 23% identify as economically disadvantaged and 20% are underrepresented minorities
• Growing the GWI Online Learners program in partnership with Executive Education at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and the CFA Institute to reach a greater pool of diverse talent

"Girls Who Invest is working to improve gender balance in the asset management industry and executive ranks of finance. We've recruited talented undergraduates for our 2019 summer intensive program from colleges and universities spanning from Washington State to Florida who will bring diverse perspectives and talents in order to optimize returns and increase shared prosperity." – Janet Cowell, CEO

In addition to celebrating our GWI Scholars on International Women’s Day 2019, Girls Who Invest celebrates our partners. These firms have played a vital role in supporting our mission and have championed progress towards a more inclusive and diverse workforce. Since 2016, the number of internship partners has nearly quadrupled to about 100 organizations.

GIRLS WHO INVEST 2019 FINANCIAL PARTNERS
BENEFACTOR	FRIENDS (cont.)
Vista Equity Partners	Harris Associates
	Investec Asset Management
CHAMPION	Janus Henderson Investors
PIMCO	KKR & Co.
	Loomis, Sayles & Co.
PATRONS	MKP Capital Management
The Baupost Group	Morgan Stanley
Farallon Capital Management	Numeric Investors
Harrison Street	Oak Hill Advisors
TPG Capital	Oak Hill Capital Partners
	Partners Group
SUPPORTERS	PGIM
Blackrock	PNC Bank
Blackstone	Public Pension Capital
Carlson Capital	RBC Global Asset Management
Causeway Capital	Reservoir Capital
D.E. Shaw & Co.	Rockpoint Group
Dodge & Cox	Select Equity Partners
Franklin Templeton Investments	StepStone Group
GMO LLC	Summit Partners
Goldman Sachs Asset Management	T. Rowe Price
Guardian Insurance	Taconic Capital
JPMorgan Asset Management	TCW (Trust Company of the West)
Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets	Walter Scott & Partners Limited
Oaktree Capital Management	WCAS
OppenheimerFunds	Wells Fargo Asset Management
Searchlight Capital	Western Asset Management
United Capital	William Blair
Warburg Pincus
Wellington Management	ASSET OWNERS
	Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
FRIENDS	Bowdoin College Endowment
AllianceBernstein	CALSTRS
Abrams Capital	Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies
Adage Capital Management	Casey Family Programs
Alpine Investors	Commonfund
Amalgamated Bank	Harvard Management Company
American Century Investments	Kresge Foundation
Angelo Gordon	LACERS
Aquiline Capital Partners	MacArthur Foundation
AXA Rosenburg	MassPRIM
Bank of America	MITIMCo
BMGI	OMERS
BMO Global Asset Management	Oregon State Treasurers Office
Bank of New York Mellon	Partners Healthcare
Brandywine Global	Rockefeller University
The Carlyle Group	Tulane Endowment
CarVal	Penn Office of Investments
CD&R
Charles Schwab	STRATEGIC PARTNERS
Corbin Capital Partners	CFA Institute
Crestview	University of Notre Dame
EJF Capital	University of Pennsylvania
General Atlantic	Wharton Online
Glenmede
Global Atlantic Financial Group	FOUNDING PARTNERS
Greenspring Associates	Bloomberg Philanthropies
Gray Foundation	D.E. Shaw & Co.
Greystar	Sheppard Mullin
GCM Grosvenor	Vista Equity Partners
Guggenheim Partners
Hamilton Lane

About Girls Who Invest

Girls Who Invest is a non-profit organization founded in April 2015 dedicated to inspiring and empowering young women to pursue investment careers in the asset management industry—a field challenged by a lack of diversity. We are committed to changing this imbalance. Our goal is to see 30% of the world’s investable capital managed by women by 2030. Our approach is practical: create a pipeline of talented, motivated young women through an intensive educational program, a meaningful paid internship experience and a robust ongoing community. For more information, visit www.girlswhoinvest.org.

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¹ Morningstar Research Report, “Fund Managers by Gender.” March 2018.