More Than 85 Broads

Trailblazers, whatever their age or generation, are the ones who rewrite the rules of engagement. They set their own internal compasses and decide for themselves which direction is "north".

Anne Brown Farrell

Directly after earning a BA at Trinity, Anne went on to the Wharton School of Business receiving her MBA in 1973. That same year she joined Goldman Sachs and became the first woman to work in what was then known as the Fixed Income Trading Department.

"Trust me, I was not your typical Girl Scout. Though I only realized this years later, my professional career was established at the tender age of 12, during a fund-raising fair that my troop had organized. The goal of the fair was to raise money for a trip by selling food. The girls behind the cash register had priced a lunch consisting of a hot dog, chips and a pickle at only 25 cents. I quickly surmised that our costs were about 50 cents and that we were losing money with every meal we sold! We weren't even charging for our time! I was dumbstruck. How could they not realize this? How could they not take it seriously? Our enterprise was plummeting and my fellow Girl Scouts were too busy painting faces and making crafts to care. I knew that something had to be done. In an early display of leadership, I seized control of the cash register and raised the prices 200 percent. My career path was identified and I was on my way to Wall Street".

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