Kathleen E. Kinsella
About Kathleen E. Kinsella
Kathleen E. Kinsella is the Managing Director and Head of US and Latin American Fixed Income Sales at CIBC, with over two decades of experience in capital-markets sales and e-commerce.
Company
Kathleen E. Kinsella is currently working at CIBC as the Managing Director and Head of US and Latin American Fixed Income Sales since 2014. She is responsible for overseeing strategic direction and global implementation of innovative client solutions across fixed income and foreign exchange. Kathleen represents the firm's interests with important third-party vendors such as Bloomberg, Market Axxess, Tradeweb, and Trumid.
Past Roles at Financial Institutions
Before joining CIBC, Kathleen E. Kinsella worked at NatWest Group as Managing Director and Head of the Americas Emerging Markets Sales Team, specializing in FX, Rates, and Credit from 2010 to 2014. Earlier, she was with Citi as Managing Director of Emerging Market Cross Product Sales for 12 years, focusing on Fixed Income and FX. Kathleen also held the position of Vice President at Lehman Brothers in the Emerging Market Sales division, focusing on Latin American Fixed Income and Equity Derivative Trading & Structuring from 1991 to 1998.
Board Memberships
Kathleen has been actively involved in non-profit organizations. She is currently a Board Member at Reach Within, a position she has held since 2005, and at EMpower – The Emerging Markets Foundation, since 2003. Both organizations benefit from her extensive experience and insights gained from her substantial career in financial services.
Education and Expertise
Kathleen E. Kinsella studied at Harvard Online, where she completed CS50 – Introduction to Programming with Python and achieved a certificate in 2023. She also completed an executive program in derivatives at NYU Stern School of Business and earned a Bachelor's degree cum laude in Economics & Sociology from Mount Holyoke College. Additionally, she participated in the Junior Year Exchange Program at Dartmouth College, focusing on Economics. She completed her high school education at Phillips Academy.
Personal Background and Interests
Kathleen E. Kinsella is a dual U.S. and Irish citizen who grew up in Massachusetts. She spends part of the year at her family home in Kennebunk, Maine. Kathleen keeps active by engaging in various physical activities such as running, skiing, paddle tennis, and golf.