SC Ventures(Opens in a new window) by Standard Chartered, which builds and invests in breakthrough ventures in and beyond banking, and Standard Chartered’s Corporate Investment Banking (CIB) division have appointed Lisa Pollina as Vice Chairman, Americas. Pollina will report to Alex Manson, CEO of SC Ventures, and matrix into Mandy DeFilippo, CEO for the U.S. and Americas.

Named by American Banker as one of the ‘Top 25 Most Powerful Women in Finance’, Pollina has advised on private equity and private credit investments at Ares Management and sponsor-related initiatives via Alvarez & Marsal.

Previously, she served as Vice Chairman for RBC Capital Markets and was the Global FIG Financial Institutions Executive at Bank of America Securities where both venture capital and private equity sponsors were under her remit. Experienced in Corporate Governance, Lisa serves on the Board of Directors for Munich Re Americas and the energy company NESR. She has been a seven-year appointee to the Federal Reserve Bank of the United States’ Working Group on Global Markets and currently serves in leadership of the Atlantic Council of the United States fostering global trade and business collaboration worldwide. She is member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Pollina holds an MBA from the Yale School of Management and, concurrent with her fulltime roles, was an instructor in corporate finance at the University of Chicago. In 2021, during the tenure of Pope Francis, she was made a Dame in the Sovereign Military Order of St. John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes, and of Malta, a distinction recognizing global service and leadership.

For SC Ventures, Pollina will play a critical role in growing our presence in the region, leveraging her extensive experience and networks to deepen partnerships and identify fundraising opportunities. She will play an advisory role on the SC Ventures Portfolio Management Committee, and across other SC Ventures forums. For CIB, Pollina will work to originate and cultivate high-value relationships with key corporate and financial institution clients.

Pollina’s appointment underlines Standard Chartered’s commitment to increase cross-divisional collaboration, as well as reaffirming its ambitious growth plans in the region.