Jessica Martino

Executive Director, Bank on Women, Inc.

Jessica Martino is the Executive Director for Bank on Women, Inc. With over a decade of experience in the financial services industry, Ms. Martino has volunteered for Bank on Women, Inc. since its founding, and was hired as its Executive Director at the beginning of 2024.

Formerly, as a Vice President in the Financial Services Group at Piper Sandler Co., Ms. Martino served as the lead credit analyst in debt capital transactions, from initial credit screening and ratings process, through investor communications, and transaction execution. Previously, she was a senior associate in the Investment Banking Group at Sandler O’Neill + Partners, L.P., where her responsibilities included transaction execution and strategic advisory, with a focus on U.S. depository institutions. In this position with the Investment Banking Group, she played a key role in over 40 transactions, including the execution of public and private debt and equity capital offerings, as well as sell-side and buy-side M&A advisory assignments.

Prior to joining Sandler O’Neill in 2014, Ms. Martino was an associate at a publicly traded REIT, where she was responsible for direct communications with the analyst community; developing reports to track and evaluate operating performance; and monitoring current and potential markets for operational viability, profitability, and trends.

Ms. Martino holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of California – Los Angeles, and is currently based in Charlotte, North Carolina. She was a competitive professional figure skater, representing Team USA in international competitions during her amateur career, and starring in an elite ice show that toured Europe.

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