Karen Lang Bodner

Senior Capital Markets Advisory Specialist, BNY Mellon

​Karen Bodner is the Senior Capital Markets Advisory Specialist for BNY Mellon Depositary Receipts’ Global Investor Relations Advisory team. She brings over 17 years of investment banking experience to the team’s efforts, helping clients to understand and navigate the equity markets and effectively reach investors across the globe. Prior to joining BNY Mellon, Karen was the Head of Equity Capital Markets for Daiwa Capital Markets America, where she focused on helping clients maximize their cross-regional profile and investments. Prior to joining Daiwa, Karen was a Director on the equity capital markets team at Citigroup, where she executed equity offerings of all types for non-US based issuers looking to access the US equity market. She has experience in IPOs, privatizations, REG S and 144a offerings, block trades and more, for companies of all sizes. Karen began her career at Santander Investment in New York. Karen holds a B.A. from Vassar College, and is a member of the Women’s Syndicate Association and the Financial Women’s Association.