For Women

It is a woman that best understands the need of women in general. This is why a top executive at Citigroup founded another line of business within the company to cater to the specific needs of women.

Women & Co. was started by Lisa Caputo knowing the role women played in society. She notes that women are the household caregivers, with many responsibilities to juggle. They are busy making everyone else a priority that they no longer have time to make themselves a priority.  Women should also prioritize their own financial welfare as a form of empowering themselves.  Women & Co. would help women with their financial needs and take them on a course to financial security. This enterprise has been very successful for Citibank since it accounts for over $30 billion in asset under management.

Lisa Caputo’s career path is far from the ordinary. She has worked at both the public and private sector and has held prominent positions in each of these sectors.  Born in 1965, she became the deputy press secretary of then First Lady Hillary Clinton when she was only in her late 20’s. She has served in other capacities with Democratic politicians through over a decade working in the public sector. She has also been an analyst on political issues appearing in many TV programs.

Her private corporate life is just as impressive. She was the vice president for global communications and synergy at Disney Publishing Worldwide from 1998 to 1999. She founded Women & Co. in Citigroup in 2000 and served as the CEO until 2010. This made her a prominent figure in women leadership. She has held other key positions at Citigroup as well.

While having made great accomplishments at Citigroup in 2011 she moved to The Travelers Companies, Inc.  which is into property casualty insurance. Her position there is as executive vice president for marketing and communications.

Not yet in her 50’s there’s still many productive years ahead of her. Judging by her past accomplishments this top executive seems destined to make more significant contributions in the world of business.