Anu Aiyengar is a Manhattan-based banking executive and finance professional who serves as Global Chair of Investment Banking at JPMorgan Chase & Co, a multinational banking and financial services holding company based in New York City. She previously served as the firm's Global Head of Advisory and Mergers and Acquisitions. Since joining J.P. Morgan in 1999, she's advised domestic and international clients on more than $1 trillion in transactions, including LVMH's acquisition of Tiffany & Co., Allergan's sale to AbbVie, Walmart's acquisition of Flipkart, E*Trade's sale to Morgan Stanley, Subway's sale to Roark Capital, and The Home Depot's acquisition of SRS Distribution.
Early life Aiyengar graduated from Smith College of liberal arts in Massachusetts with an undergraduate degree in Economics and Computer Science, and currently serves as Co-Chair of Smith's Business Advisory Board. She received her MBA from Vanderbilt University.
Aiyengar is formally trained in the Indian classical dance of Bharatanatyam.
Career Aiyengar started her career at American Express. While interviewing for a position in 1999 at a major Wall Street investment bank, her interviewer commented 'wrong gender, wrong color, and wrong country'. She currently works at JPMorgan Chase & Co.
She currently serves as the Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees of Smith College. She also serves on the boards of the American Red Cross, Dress for Success, and the New York City Ballet.
Honors & Recognition 2026 Barron's —100 Most Influential Women in U.S. Finance 2025 American Banker —Most Powerful Women in Finance 2025 Business Insider —The Rainmakers — No. 1 Ranking 2024 Forbes India — W-Power 2024 Fortune India — Most Powerful Women — No. 14 2022 Ascend A-List Award 2019 Dress for Success — Impact and Innovation Award
Speeches & Press Wall Street Journal's "2019 Annual Women in Finance Dinner" (March 2019). Forbes Under 30 (September 2018)
See also Indian Americans in New York City
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