What has been your experience as a high-achieving woman in the financial industry?

“I started my career at Merrill Lynch and then over to Bank of America Merrill Lynch. I then transitioned in 2012 to DTCC, which is a much smaller organization. It’s been great to make that transition because I can see the impact of what I do every single day – work as part of a team that is very collegial. Together we’ve advanced the role of market infrastructure in the community and in financial services.

I’ve been really fortunate. I’ve been working in financial services for over 25 years and some of the things that have been really wonderful is hard work, mentors and having sponsors along the way. All have really helped me to find my own role in financial services. And if you work hard, if you always do the right thing and you make sure that you have a point of view, you can really define your own career – no matter what industry you’re in or what role you play in that industry.”

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Marie Chinnici-Everitt is Managing Director and Chief Marketing Officer with responsibility for DTCC’s global marketing and corporate communications functions, including overseeing the firm’s global corporate image and positioning, business marketing, digital marketing, client learning, branding initiatives and events, as well as internal and external communications for DTCC, its subsidiaries, and their respective business lines. She is a member of DTCC’s Investment Operations Committee and serves as Co-Chair of DTCC’s User Interface Review Council. Additionally, Marie serves as head of DTCC’s Tampa office, where she oversees the day-to-day operations of the site across all businesses and support functions. Marie is Vice Chair of the Board of the Tampa Hillsborough Economic Development Corporation and serves on the Board of Trustees of the University of Tampa and the Board of Feeding Tampa Bay. She is a Board Member for the DTCC Political Action Committee and a member of the International Women’s Forum. Marie was a mentor in the Tampa Chamber of Commerce’s Protégé Program (2017 and 2018). She also served as Vice Chair of DTCC’s Diversity & Inclusion Council from 2013 through 2016.

Prior to DTCC, Marie was managing director and head of International Business Planning and Enterprise Events at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, where she led strategic planning across all marketing and corporate affairs disciplines in Europe, Latin America, and Asia. In this role, she was responsible for communications, media relations, advertising, branding, digital marketing, corporate social responsibility, and public policy. Previously, as managing director and head of marketing for Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s global markets and banking businesses, she led strategic marketing planning and execution for the corporate and institutional businesses, and spearheaded the marketing transition for the Bank of America Merrill Lynch merger.

Marie earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing from Fairfield University and received an MBA in Executive Management from St. John’s University. She was recognized in 2018 by MarketsMedia for Women in Finance Excellence in Marketing & Communications. In 2016, she was named in the Top 100 Women to Watch by Bizwomen and the Tampa Bay Business Journal’s Woman of the Year for Financial Services, and she was a finalist for 2017. She was also one of B to B Magazine’s Top Marketers for 2004, 2005 and 2006.