Corryn Birken, Head of US Covertible Sales, Citi, won Rising Star at Markets Media Group’s 2025 U.S. Women in Finance Awards.

What accomplishment are you most proud of in your career so far? Have there been significant challenges along the way, and how did you navigate them?

I am most proud of my approach at growing business through collaboration across business lines and desks. The development of deep and commercial client relationships, by leveraging the banks vast decentralized resources to address clients’ needs in pockets of growth has been a consistent approach to driving business. 

In your role, what skills or qualities do you rely on most to succeed?

My focus on cross selling and collaboration has led to sustainable growth throughout my career.

What advice would you give to someone starting out in finance today?

My advice would to be to remain curious and open to new challenges. Doing a good job at all projects early on opens the door for future opportunities. It’s important to seek out opportunities to work on another cross team or product project.