Women in Fund Finance Event

WFF LA: McKinsey's Broken Rung Session

Name: WFF LA: McKinsey's Broken Rung Session
Start: 2026-05-07T17:00:00Z
End: 2026-05-07T19:30:00Z

May 07, 2026

Los Angeles, CA

Event Details

Women in Fund Finance is pleased to host a thought-provoking session inspired by McKinsey’s “Broken Rung” research, exploring the critical early promotion gap that continues to hold women back in the corporate pipeline.

This interactive discussion led by Yenli Wong, Partner at McKinsey, will unpack the data behind the broken rung, examine how it shows up in fund finance and adjacent sectors, and highlight actionable strategies to build stronger pathways to leadership.

Designed for women and allies at all levels, the session will foster candid dialogue, practical insight, and meaningful connection—equipping our community to move from awareness to impact.

Agenda

5:00-5:30PM—Check-in
5:30-6:00PM—Broken Rung Presentation
6:00-6:45PM—Roundtable Discussions
6:45-7:30PM—Networking

Speaker

Sponsor

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP (www.simpsonthacher.com) is one of the world’s leading international law firms. The Firm was established in 1884 and today has more than 1,300 lawyers. Building on over 135 years of experience, the Firm has played a substantial role in many of the most complex and noteworthy transactions and matters of the last decades. Headquartered in New York with offices in Beijing, Brussels, Hong Kong, Houston, London, Los Angeles, Palo Alto, São Paulo, Tokyo and Washington, D.C., the Firm provides coordinated legal advice and transactional capability to clients around the globe.

The Firm offers a market-leading fund finance practice with deep experience providing fund- and asset-level leverage solutions for private equity, real estate, investment, special situations and infrastructure funds. Complementing the Firm’s preeminent private funds practice, our global fund finance team represents clients across a broad spectrum of transactions encompassing all aspects of the investment management business.