Members Only: Leslie Walstrom, Global Head of Marketing, Columbia Threadneedle Investments

Leslie Walstrom is Global Head of Marketing for Columbia Threadneedle Investments. In her role, she is responsible for developing and implementing marketing strategy to drive awareness of the Columbia Threadneedle Investments brand and our investment management capabilities with institutions, financial intermediaries and investors. Prior to joining the company, Ms. Walstrom was a senior vice president at Natixis Global Asset Management. At Natixis, she led the development of marketing strategy for U.S. sales channels and managed the firm’s internal agency, which supported creative and eBusiness initiatives for more than 15 countries. Before joining Natixis, Ms. Walstrom led the eBusiness and marketing functions for RiverSource Investments —a Columbia Threadneedle legacy firm. Prior to this role, she held a variety of positions within American Express Financial Advisors (now Ameriprise Financial). She has been a member of the investment community since 1989. Ms. Walstrom received a B.A. in Human Resources Management and an MBA in Business Communications from the University of St. Thomas.

Etienne Katz is the SVP of Event Sales and Strategic Growth for CNBC/NBCU. Before joining CNBC in 2021, he led Twitter’s Global efforts for 4 years. Prior to Twitter, he spent more than 10 years at The Wall Street Journal, leading multiple sales teams. Etienne has  been a board director of the FCS since 2014, as well as a board member of  ANA Business Marketing NYC since 2007.