{"id":15317,"date":"2021-11-16T12:30:47","date_gmt":"2021-11-16T17:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/company\/press\/bloomberg-womens-buy-side-network-launches-california-chapter\/"},"modified":"2023-04-12T15:44:44","modified_gmt":"2023-04-12T19:44:44","slug":"bloomberg-womens-buy-side-network-launches-california-chapter","status":"publish","type":"press","link":"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/company\/press\/bloomberg-womens-buy-side-network-launches-california-chapter\/","title":{"rendered":"Bloomberg Women\u2019s Buy-Side Network Launches California Chapter"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='bbg-row bbg-bg--white ' data-anchor='row-69fcd22b7f626'>\n  \n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"bbg-row--content\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class='bbg-column bbg-column--width-8 bbg-column--offset-2'>\n\t<div class='bb-wysiwyg'>\n    \n    <p>Bloomberg today announced a new California Chapter of the Bloomberg Women\u2019s Buy-Side Network (BWBN), a group focused on elevating women in the asset management industry. The California chapter is part of Bloomberg\u2019s growing Women\u2019s Buy-Side Networks, which now include chapters in Brazil, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore.<\/p>\n<p>Led by senior-level buy-side executives, the chapter will focus on inclusivity, education and connectivity to help bring together women and senior industry leaders to assist with mentoring, sponsorship, and networking to help promote more women up to management-level buy-side positions.<\/p>\n<p>The new California Chapter is founded by Bonnie Wongtrakool, Global Head of ESG Investments, Portfolio Manager at Western Asset Management Company; Jerilyn Castillo McAniff, Managing Director, Head of Diversity &amp; Inclusion at Oaktree Capital Management; Monica Erickson, Head of Investment Grade Corporate Credit, Portfolio Manager at DoubleLine Capital LP; and Pooja Malik, Founding Partner and CEO at Nipun Capital.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are excited to bring together such a talented group of women who bring unique perspectives and strengths to the table,\u201d said Bonnie Wongtrakool, Global Head of ESG Investments, Portfolio Manager at Western Asset Management Company. \u201cWhile more companies are committed to supporting women in the workplace, it\u2019s important to support and develop females so they can truly build their careers in this industry. We\u2019re creating this network to help women navigate that path.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wish this network had existed when I started my career\u201d said Pooja Malik, Founding Partner and CEO at Nipun Capital. \u201cGroups like the Bloomberg Women\u2019s Buy-Side Network are important to create an ecosystem to enable us to achieve gender equity in our industry.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am excited to be working with such a talented group of women who bring unique perspectives and strengths\u201d said Monica Erickson, Head of Investment Grade Corporate Credit at DoubleLine Capital LP. \u201cOur goal is to be inclusive, educated all on the benefits of diversity, in an effort to help build a network for women in our industry.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are thrilled to support the launch of Bloomberg\u2019s first US Chapter of its Women\u2019s Buyside Network in California. The West Coast is home to a number of large investment management firms across a wide range of asset classes who are eager to support the next generation of women and help them thrive in our industry,\u201d said\u00a0Jerilyn Castillo McAniff , Managing Director and Head of Diversity &amp; Inclusion at Oaktree Capital Management. \u201cAs founders, we look forward to working with Bloomberg to curate programs and events to achieve our goals of increasing the representation of women on the buy-side, especially in leadership positions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Established in 2018, the Bloomberg Women\u2019s Buy-side Network (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/company\/values\/diversity-and-inclusion\/advancing-women\/expanding-opportunity\/bloomberg-womens-buy-side-network\/\">BWBN<\/a>) is a community of women in the asset management industry, who share the vision of building the next generation of female buy-side leaders.\u00a0 The network serves as a support system for members, promotes meritocracy and inclusion in the industry, and educates women on potential career paths.<\/p>\n<p>If you are interested in being part of the new chapter, please sign up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/company\/values\/diversity-and-inclusion\/advancing-women\/expanding-opportunity\/bloomberg-womens-buy-side-network\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Bloomberg<\/strong><br \/>\nBloomberg, the global business and financial information and news leader, gives influential decision makers a critical edge by connecting them to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas. The company\u2019s strength \u2013 delivering data, news and analytics through innovative technology, quickly and accurately \u2013 is at the core of the Bloomberg Terminal. Bloomberg\u2019s enterprise solutions build on the company\u2019s core strength: leveraging technology to allow customers to access, integrate, distribute and manage data and information across organizations more efficiently and effectively. For more information, visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/\">www.bloomberg.com<\/a>\u00a0or request a demo.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Media Contact:<\/strong><br \/>\nGauri Andriks, Bloomberg Financial Products Communications, <a href=\"mailto:gandriks@bloomberg.net\">gandriks@bloomberg.net<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bloomberg today announced a new California Chapter of the Bloomberg Women\u2019s Buy-Side Network (BWBN), a group focused on elevating women in the asset management industry. The California chapter is part of Bloomberg\u2019s growing Women\u2019s Buy-Side Networks, which now include chapters in Brazil, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore. 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