As Chief Financial Officer, LATAM, Patricia leads a high-performing team made up of 70% women. Her efforts to further gender equality have included leading the LATAM chapter of BNY Mellon’s Women’s Initiatives Network (WIN), as well as serving as a member of the LATAM DEI Council and the DEI Champions Award Council. Patricia has also acted as a mentor for women as part of the Finance Mentoring Program, which supports the development of younger professionals from different regions to include LATAM, EMEA and APAC. Externally, she has represented BNY Mellon in such groups as BE TOGETHER that focus on increasing female inclusion and empowerment in the Brazilian financial