Events

In collaboration with the Financial Services Pipeline (FSP), The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago’s African-American Association for Professional and Personal Growth (APPG) hosted an event to inspire courageous conversations about cultural awareness. Nearly 200 people attended “Understanding Privilege & Becoming a Better Ally,” a fireside chat on June 14 between Daniel Hill, author of White Awake: …

Diversity initiatives benefit all employees by fostering an appreciation and understanding of diverse backgrounds, which results in celebrated cultures, happier workers and greater productivity. Recently, the Financial Services Pipeline Initiative (FSP) united with member firms and partner organizations to host a Bowl-A-Thon event with a purpose to provide additional professional development, networking and community-focused opportunities …

On July 13, 2017, over 100 interns and students joined business leaders from twenty Chicago-area Financial Services firms and three non-profit organizations at the Fourth-Annual Financial Services Pipeline (FSP) Initiative’s Summer Intern Career Conference, hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. The Career Conference is part of the collaborative effort to increase the representation …

Chicago Area Financial Services Industry Leaders Convene to Launch Joint Actions to Increase Diversity and Inclusion On October 20, 2017, the Financial Services Pipeline (FSP) Initiative convened more than 120 executives and professionals from banking, human resources, diversity and inclusion, community development and philanthropy for its fourth Annual Summit. Building on the energy and conversation …

Chicago Area Financial Services Industry Leaders Convene to Launch Joint Actions to Increase Diversity and Inclusion On October 28, 2016, more than 120 executives and professionals from the 20 member firms that constitute the FSP Initiative, representatives of agencies and organizations partnering with the Initiative, and guests from potential future member firms and partner organizations …

On July 14, 2016, over 160 interns and students joined business leaders from sixteen Chicago-area financial services firms and six non-profit organizations at the Third-Annual Financial Services Pipeline (FSP) Initiative’s Summer Intern Career Conference, hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. The Career Conference is part of the collaborative effort to increase the representation …

On October 30, 2015, the Financial Services Pipeline Initiative convened more than 120 executives and professionals from banking, human resources, diversity and inclusion, community development and philanthropy for its second Annual Summit . Building on the success of the 2014 Summit and the work of the Initiative in the past year, the Summit marked the …

On July 13, 2015, over 150 interns and students joined business leaders from seventeen Chicago-area financial services firms and six non-profit organizations at the Financial Services Pipeline (FSP) Initiative’s Summer Intern Career Conference hosted by the Chicago Fed. The Career Conference, the Initiative’s second since its inception, is part of the collaborative effort to increase …

On Tuesday, May 24, 2015, CME Group, in conjunction with the CME Group Foundation, hosted a forum to introduce “Chicago’s Financial Services Pipeline: Bridging the Diversity Gap – Building African-American and Latino Talent Pipelines.” The Forum brought more than 60 education, nonprofit, financial, and corporate professionals, as well as leaders from the FSP member institutions together to learn …