IAPER Guest Speaker Series, Monday 15 May 2023
Inspiring Women in STEM Guest Speaker Series
Monday 15 May 2023
As part of the Improving Access and Participation in Engineering Research (IAPER) Project, we are running a series of guest speaker seminars showcasing successful women in STEM from underrepresented backgrounds.
The first seminar in the series took place on Monday 15 May 2023 in the Degree Apprenticeship Centre. Our guest speaker, Payal Jain, shared insights with our students into her career in several executive roles in banking and finance and provided great career advice.
Those who attended this seminar had the opportunity to hear about:
- The obstacles that Payal has faced during her career;
- Payal's advice on how to navigate through difficult situations as a minority her field; and
- Tips and tricks for a successful career in the data analytics field.
Participants also had the chance to network and connect directly with Payal.
Guest Speaker: Payal Jain
Payal is the Managing Director at JCURV, a management consultancy that helps companies radically change the way they leverage data.
Previously, Payal held several executive roles in the banking and finance industries over the last 18 years, including Existing Customer Management and Loans Director at Vanquis Bank and Managing Director of Strategic Analytics at Barclays, responsible for all the analytics in the UK and European Credit Card and Lending divisions across eight countries.
Payal is the Chair of Women in Data, whose mission is gender parity in all data roles, especially at a senior level.
In 2016, Payal was recognised as the most influential data professional in the DataIQ Top 100 leaders in the UK. In 2019, Payal was recognised in the HERoes Top 100 Women Executives in the UK. Payal holds a Master's degree in Maths and Teaching from the University of Oxford and an MSc in Management Science and Operational Research from Warwick Business School.
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