EP 04: WHY DIVERSITY & INCLUSION IN FINANCE MATTERS WITH MONALISA RAASS COMO
MonaLisa Raass Como is the President of The IDAC Foundation and the CEO of IDAC, Inc., the parent sole member entity. Prior to this role, Ms. Como was the Executive Director of IDiF, Inc. She has over twenty-five years of financial services experience in scaling and transforming startups, large institutions, and emerging industries. She was previously the Chief Operating Officer of PayPal at Invest, President & COO at Capital One Investing, and E*TRADE as a startup to name a few.
Ms. Como has a degree from Harvard University, and a Business Sustainable Strategy certificate from Harvard Business School. She has FINRA licenses 7, 24, 63, 99 in addition to a graduate of the Securities Industry Institute at Wharton.
She is a first-generation Tongan American, mother of five and an advocate for women entrepreneurs, women in leadership, and mental health. She has spoken globally on ending the stigma on mental health in both communities, schools, and corporate cultures. Ms. Como is also a Board Director and Treasurer for Bring Change 2 Mind, on the Advisory Board for FormScore™ and the Global Wellness Institute in UK.
The Institute for Diversity and Inclusion in Finance (IDIF, Inc.) joined forces with the Investment Diversity Advisory Council, Inc. (IDAC) to create a more unified approach to financial inclusion. In this exciting new venture, IDIF, Inc. will be renamed "The IDAC Foundation" and expand its focus to include financial literacy and education.
IDAC actively champions innovative solutions for capital and talent maximization. With over $18 trillion in assets through its membership of industry leaders, IDAC's members are a driving force in advancing financial inclusion. IDAC Founder & Chair Sam Austin stated, "IDAC has experienced meteoric growth since inception and today we are taking a quantum leap forward. We have long admired IDIF's philanthropic focus on DEI and MonaLisa's proven leadership. Our new structure and leadership allow IDAC to play a pivotal role in uniting our collective forces in financial inclusion."
