JANET ENGELS
DIRECTOR, PORTFOLIO ADVISORY GROUP RBC WEALTH MANAGEMENT-U.S.
Company: RBC Wealth Management - U.S. Industry: Financial Services CEO: Michael Armstrong Employees: 4,700 Headquarters: Minneapolis, Minnesota
SECURITIES EXPERT DRIVING INVESTMENT STRATEGY As a securities industry veteran, Janet Engels is responsible for driving investment strategy at a leading wealth management company that administers about $284 billion in assets in the U.S.
15 year, coming to RBC through an acquisition of Tucker Anthony, where she started her career in the Equity Research Department.
Engels has been director of the Portfolio Advisory Group for the past
RBC Wealth Management Irv Weiser Diversity Award, she embodies the
firm’s core value of diversity and inclusion.
Engels encourages RBC Wealth Management branches and financial Five years ago, she helped create advisors to host events that help a global strategy report called women learn more about those issues. As director of the RBC Wealth Global Insight, bringing together When asked about the key qualities of Management Portfolio Advisory research colleagues and sources from a woman leader, she said, “The ability Group, Engels is frequently the face of around the world offering market to listen, which is crucial to build the firm in the news media providing commentary and key forecasts to RBC teams and build acceptance for a path strategic analysis of financial markets. Wealth Management clients. Today, forward. This holds true for all leaders. Information is the lifeblood of the Global Insight is translated into four A second key quality is flexibility, financial markets, and Engels is languages and shared monthly with and the ability to adapt to changing among the first providing the latest clients throughout the world. situations and circumstances.” market commentary. Through Engels is a member of the firm’s She also advises women to network. interviews with outlets such as CNBC Director’s Group and of the RBC “Learn as much as you can, as early and The Wall Street Journal, she Women’s Association of Financial as you can in your career, about other represents the RBC brand with her Advisors Employee Resource Group. people, their roles, responsibilities professionalism and vast knowledge Beyond the responsibilities of her and experiences. Never miss an from 33 years in the securities position, she is passionate about opportunity to meet someone new, industry. RBC Wealth Managementeducating and empowering women and to learn something about him U.S. is the seventh-largest wealth about their finances, and about or her,” she said. Engels holds a BS manager by assets and number of raising awareness about persons with in business administration from financial advisors in the U.S. disabilities. As a past recipient of the Bucknell University. PDJ
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