OMFIF Gender Balance Index 2025
OMFIF’s Gender Balance Index analyses the state of gender parity in senior leadership roles across the financial sector. The 2025 edition explores how far we are from reaching gender balance, based on data from more than 300 institutions, covering over 6,000 individuals.
This year’s report takes a closer look at the types of roles women hold at financial institutions. It analyses the impact of existing policies and the importance of robust data and standards in driving meaningful change towards achieving gender parity.
Speakers
Francesca Brown
Director of Policy and Advocacy
Women’s World Banking
Francesca Brown
Director of Policy and Advocacy
Women’s World Banking
Francesca Brown is director of policy and advocacy at Women’s World Banking. She was previously head of profession for private sector development advisers at the now UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and also served as private sector development adviser for financial inclusion. She represented the UK at the G20 Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion, managed programmes to enhance payment systems and international remittances, and developed innovative financial services products for those on low-incomes.
Rosanna Costa
Governor
Banco Central de Chile
Rosanna Costa
Governor
Banco Central de Chile
Rosanna Costa is governor of Banco Central de Chile. Prior to her role as governor, she was director of budget of the Chilean ministry of finance, deputy director of the Instituto Libertad y Desarrollo and a member of the Council of the National Productivity Commission. She was also a lecturer at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile and at the University of Chile.
Deborah Gilshan
Head of ESG and Stewardship, Europe
AustralianSuper
Deborah Gilshan
Head of ESG and Stewardship, Europe
AustralianSuper
Deborah Gilshan is head of environmental, social and governance and stewardship in Europe at AustralianSuper. She has experience in global investment stewardship, shareholder engagement and ESG integration. Gilshan is also founder of The 100% Club, a multi-sector networking alliance dedicated to gender equality which she established.
Clive Horwood
Managing Editor and Deputy Chief Executive Officer
OMFIF
Clive Horwood
Managing Editor and Deputy Chief Executive Officer
OMFIF
Clive Horwood is managing editor and deputy chief executive officer of OMFIF.
He was previously at Euromoney, which he joined in 1993. He edited his first
title, International Bond Investor, in 1995. Horwood was subsequently deputy
editor of Euroweek, the capital markets newspaper (now Global Capital) and
launch editor of Credit magazine.
Emma McGarthy
Head of the Sustainable Policy Institute
OMFIF
Emma McGarthy
Head of the Sustainable Policy Institute
OMFIF
Emma McGarthy is head of the Sustainable Policy Institute at OMFIF. She is responsible for researching trends, developing relationships and programming meetings for the Sustainable Policy Institute. Prior to joining OMFIF, McGarthy worked as a conference producer, developing and running international conferences in the tech, legal and finance sectors, leading on content, research and building key industry relationships.
Paul Mielczarski
Head of Global Macro Strategy
Brandywine Global
Paul Mielczarski
Head of Global Macro Strategy
Brandywine Global
Paul Mielczarski is head of global macro strategy at Brandywine Global Investment Management. He is responsible for providing proprietary global macroeconomic research to support the global fixed income team’s investment process. He previously served as director of portfolio strategy at Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan after serving as global macro portfolio manager at Graham Capital and Medley Macro Fund. Mielczarski started his career at Credit Suisse where he worked both as a global macro strategist and a fixed income and foreign exchange proprietary trader.
Santa Purgaile
Deputy Governor
Bank of Latvia
Santa Purgaile
Deputy Governor
Bank of Latvia
Santa Purgaile is deputy governor of Latvijas Banka. She is also member of the Supervisory Board of the European Central Bank, as well as alternate board member at the European Securities and Markets Authority and European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority. She served previously as chairperson of the Financial and Capital Market Commission.
Arunima Sharan
Senior Economist, Economic and Monetary Policy Institute
OMFIF
Arunima Sharan
Senior Economist, Economic and Monetary Policy Institute
OMFIF
Arunima Sharan is senior economist at the Economic and Monetary Policy
Institute at OMFIF. Sharan has a background in the development sector and her
previous research work focused on public accountability structures, taxation
policy and gender equality. She has worked for development consulting
firms in Canada and India, the United Nation World Food Programme and the
Government of India.
Jorgovanka Tabaković
Governor
National Bank of Serbia
Jorgovanka Tabaković
Governor
National Bank of Serbia
Jorgovanka Tabaković is governor of the National Bank of Serbia. She is also deputy president of the Serbian Progressive Party and has been elected member of parliament in six parliamentary convocations. She was appointed chair of the parliament’s finance committee and has also served as minister of economic and ownership transformation in the Serbian government.
Wendy Teleki
Head, Secretariat
Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative
Wendy Teleki
Head, Secretariat
Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative
Wendy Teleki is head of the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative secretariat. Prior to joining We-Fi, she worked at the International Finance Corporation, helping private and public institutions in emerging markets expand financing for small businesses and women entrepreneurs. She has also led programmes to privatise and build the small business sector in Ukraine, developed solutions for small- to medium-sized enterprises in Indonesia during the Asian crisis and pioneered blended finance efforts.
Timings
14:00 – 15:30 (London)
21:00 – 22:30 (Singapore)
09:00 – 10:30 (New York)