Jennifer Fitzgibbon is managing director and the Americas treasurer for the Markets and International Banking Division of the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS). She is also the Americas co-chair of Compass, the M&IB internal women’s network, and was instrumental in the development of the group’s regional presence. Previously, she held positions in Treasury, Finance and Risk Management at Barclay’s Capital, Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch, and HVB.

Jennifer holds an MBA in finance from the Stern School of Business at New York University. She also earned B.S. degrees in mechanical engineering and psychology from Old Dominion University. Prior to her career in banking, she was an aerospace design engineer for The Boeing Defense and Space Group.

A fourth-generation Irish American with paternal roots in Limerick, Jennifer is proud of her heritage. “As a child,” she says, “I loved hearing stories of my Irish ancestors and their challenges. It motivated me to be the best person I can be.”