Presentation of the Rising Star Awards

Frieda Lewis is an accomplished financial services professional, with more than 30 years of experience helping coordinate significant global relationships, executing diversity strategies, and deepening client relationships through strategic thinking in the financial services industry.

Frieda joined Broadridge in 2008, where she served as the Managing Director of Global Relationship Management and was responsible for coordinating global relationships that cross multiple lines of business. In this position, she helped to deepen and extend client relationships by understanding their tactical needs.

In 2017, Frieda was appointed as the Chief Commercial Diversity Officer to enhance Broadridge’s record of diversity. She currently serves as a business catalyst, executing a diversity strategy that enables Broadridge to win in the global marketplace. She also launched the Women’s Leadership Forum at Broadridge. 

Prior to joining Broadridge, Frieda held many senior executive positions including President of IFMG Securities Inc., a third-party provider of financial services to banking institutions nationwide and division of Sun Life Financial, Chief Operating Officer for Bankmark, a division of Mellon Financial and various roles at Fleet Financial Group where she held an 18-year tenure. During her service, she served as President and CEO of Fleet Brokerage Securities and its wholly owned subsidiary Fleet Clearing Corporation, a national discount brokerage firm. 

Frieda graduated from City University of New York at Lehman College where she received her B.S. in Psychology and later earned her M.B.A. from Baruch College. She is a member of the Board of the National Investment Company Service Association (NICSA) and the Women’s Bond Club.  She also serves as a Governing Member of the Wall Street Women’s Alliance, member of the SIFMA Diversity Committee and a member of the Bank Insurance & Securities Diversity Committee.