Nadene McKenzie-Reid

Nadene McKenzie-Reid is the U.S. Deputy Head of Technology at Natwest Markets in Stamford, CT. She has worked in investment banking technology for over 20 years, having started her career at UBS in FX technology before moving to Rates technology at Greenwich Capital Markets, now Natwest Markets for the last 16 years. Nadene has a passion for pursuing equity in education and currently serves as the Vice Chair of the Stamford Cradle to Career board that has a city-wide education initiative addressing racial and economic disparities. She also serves on the boards of A Better Chance (Darien CT) and STEAMPark, organizations focused on providing educational opportunities to underserved students.

Nadene was born and raised in Jamaica and received her undergraduate degree in Physics and Computer Science from the University of the West Indies in Kingston. She then migrated to the U.S. to earn a graduate degree in Computer Science from the University of Bridgeport in Connecticut.