Haleema Abbasi

Haleema Abbasi works in investment banking at JP Morgan in New York, NY, specializing in mergers and acquisitions and providing full financial advisory services to companies in the mid-cap segment. Prior to her current role, she spent four and a half years in big tech, collaborating with engineers and product managers. Abbasi, who attended business school, attributes her success to finding allies wherever possible, playing to her strengths in interpersonal relationships, asking for help, utilizing every resource available, and having the integrity to admit when she does not know something. She values integrity, honesty, work ethic, resilience, and the ability to control one's attitude and effort. Advice she received from a business school friend named Sally emphasizes knowing without hesitation that one has worked as hard as possible, while her older sister taught her the importance of knowing how to fail. Abbasi advises young women entering her industry to build a chosen family, maintain relationships even when inconvenient, recognize that self-worth is not tied to one's job, and create allies.