The Financial Women's Association (FWA) proudly kicked off another impactful summer of the Wall Street Exchange Program on June 11, 2025. The program is now approaching its 50th year of advancing excellence, connection, and leadership for the next generation of financial professionals.
This year’s program opened with a dynamic, high-energy event hosted by Amazon Web Services (AWS) at their Midtown NYC office. We are deeply grateful to Megan Restuccia, Priya Chesnutt, PhD, Tomris Postaci, and the rest of the dynamic AWS team for their warm hospitality. It was a seamless orchestration of a powerful evening that brought together 70 exceptional interns representing financial services, insurance, and other finance-related roles across the industry.
The kickoff included an engaging speed networking bingo activity, which was a big hit! The interns made meaningful new connections, broke the ice with future collaborators, and began building the kind of professional relationships that often lead to lifelong friendships and mentorships.
As one intern said: “This is a huge opportunity to connect with so many people in the finance industry. I’m looking forward to making new friends and having an incredible summer. Thank you all for making this possible.”
With the bar set high, the 2025 Wall Street Exchange Program is officially underway, and we look forward to a summer full of learning, growth, and transformative connections.
A heartfelt thank you goes to the FWA leadership who helped make this evening possible, including FWA President Albana Theka who welcomed the interns and offered words of wisdom to help them succeed; Alissa Desmarais, Executive Director & COO; Kelsie Piersaint, Educational Programs Manager; and Meredith McGriff, Director of Technology and Communications. Their presence and support are instrumental to the continued success of the WSE program.
The WSE Co-Chairs, Gerri Bostick and Laura Smith Dunaief, and the entire WSE committee extend their sincere thanks and appreciation to the President’s Circle Firms, the Partnership Circle Firms, and the Friends of FWA Firms for their unwavering support and generosity to the interns and the Wall Street Exchange Program.
