Sonali Das Theisen

Sonali Das Theisen is Global Head of FICC E-Trading/Market Structure and Markets Strategic Investments at Bank of America. Ms. Theisen oversees FICC electronic trading initiatives, working with senior management and the bank’s largest clients to drive new business opportunities. She plays a central role in delivering results in algo development, portfolio trading and Fixed Income ETF trading, data intelligence and client connectivity. In 2022, her remit expanded to include management of the portfolio of fintech investments and partnerships for Global Markets, with thematic focus on trading venues, data and analytics, digital assets/DLT, and private markets. In the US, Ms. Theisen was appointed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to serve on the Fixed Income Market Structure Committee (FIMSAC) from 2018-2021, as the only representative from a global bank. In 2019, she became the firm’s representative on the Federal Reserve Board’s Alternative Reference Rate Committee (ARRC), and has held a strategic position navigating LIBOR transition to alternative rates. In Europe, Ms. Theisen served as the Chair of the Secondary Markets Practices Committee of the International Capital Markets Association (ICMA) from 2016 to 2019. Ms. Theisen is passionate about working across the industry to drive responsible market evolution. Over the course of her career, she has presented analysis on market liquidity and trends in many regulatory and policy forums. She speaks regularly at industry conferences, and is frequently cited in the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Risk Magazine, Bloomberg News, Markets Media, and Business Insider. In 2021, she was profiled by Bloomberg News for its “Rising Stars” series on female banking leaders. Prior to joining Bank of America in 2018, Ms. Theisen spent five years at Citi as Global Head of Market Structure and Data Strategy for Credit and Securitized Products. Prior to that, she was head of Credit E-Trading at Barclays. She began her career as a CDS trader at Goldman Sachs, and has also held credit market positions at Bear Stearns and Bloomberg. Ms. Theisen graduated cum laude from Harvard in 2000 with a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Citation in Spanish, where she played Division I Varsity Water Polo. She graduated Valedictorian of Ramsey High School as well as from the American College of Musicians National Guild of Piano in 1996. Ms. Theisen currently serves on the board of the Lulu & Leo Fund, a creative education non-profit which helps children and families develop creative confidence. She resides in Manhattan with her husband and two children.