In our premier episode, Sibil Patri, CFA, shares how her strict upbringing and determination helped give her the confidence she needed to tackle the Level I CFA® exam. Learn how her journey took her from working behind the cash register at her father’s convenience store to being one of the youngest VPs at American Century Investments and a leader in championing diversity, equity, and inclusion.   Sibil Sebastian Patri, CFA, is vice president, strategy and corporate development for American Century Investments. In this role, she partners with senior leaders across the organization to identify and assess strategic growth opportunities for the firm. In addition, Sibil oversees UCITS and international strategy and chairs the firm’s ESG strategy committee. She is a member of American Century’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee, and is the global co-lead of Accelerate, American Century’s business resource group focused on advancing women. Prior to this role, Sibil led product strategy for American Century’s global and non-US equity offerings. Previously, Sibil held product management and marketing roles at Jennison Associates, OppenheimerFunds, and BlackRock. Sibil holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from Pace University’s Lubin School of Business and master of science in finance from Baruch College’s Zicklin School of Business. Click here to see pictures of Sibil's journey to becoming a CFA charterholder. Follow Sibil on LinkedIn Have a compelling story about your journey to earning the charter? We want to hear from you! Contact us at podcast@cfainstitute.org so we can explore telling your story on a future podcast episode.