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Sallie Krawcheck is not a fan of the “work-life balance” question. The Wall Street veteran, whose illustrious career has spanned nearly three decades, recently told Fortune she still remembers sitting on a panel in the mid 2000s. Then Citigroup’s chief financial officer, Krawchek sat alongside C-suite executives from other Fortune 500 giants including IBM and GE. But while her male counterparts were asked about “balance-sheet management,” Krawcheck was asked about how she balanced her responsibilities while being a working mother. “I remember thinking, ‘it’s not enough that I made it to this table as a CFO,’” she told Fortune. Now 59, Krawcheck is the founder and CEO of Ellevest, an investment platform she launched in 2016 that was “founded by, funded by, built by, built for, investing in investing through women,” she says. Under her leadership, the robo-advisor has grown to over $2 billion in assets under management and has enjoyed support from backers like Melinda French Gates and Penny Pritzker. After spending years of her career at traditional firms “looking to make change from the inside out,” Krawcheck is now on a mission to break the “boys club of Wall Street” and help introduce women to investing. Between team meetings, Krawcheck gave Fortune an exclusive look at her daily routine that kicks off as soon as she exits sleep. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eccjamef