Pamela Carlton, President and Founder

Under Pamela’s leadership, Springboard co-founded the Center for Leadership and Civic Engagement at Spelman College in 2003. A former Managing Director of JPMorgan Chase and 14-year veteran of Morgan Stanley Investment Banking and Equity Research, she worked for 25 years to model cross cultural leadership in the investment banking industry. While executing complex financial transactions for numerous global clients and managing diverse teams across multiple continents, she made major contributions to both firms’ leadership and diversity programs. With both MBA and JD degrees from Yale University, Pamela has served on the boards of Yale School of Management and Williams College, where she holds an undergraduate degree. She is also on the Board of RiverSource Mutual Funds and New York Presbyterian Hospital. Pamela has been featured in Black Enterprise and WomensBiz.US.