A Georgia native and Wall Street heavyweight was honored at the Black Girls Rock! 2017 Awards on Aug. 5.
Savannah-born Suzanne Shank, CEO and co-founder of the investment firm Siebert Cisneros Shank (SCSCO) was recognized at the event as one of the most powerful women in the financial industry with the 2017 Shot Caller award.
The show, which airs Aug. 22 on BET network is an annual celebration of African-American women at the top of their fields in entertainment, finance, politics and more.
Shank was joined by fellow award winners including U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters; singer Roberta Flack, actress Yara Shahidi from the ABC show “Black-ish;” Isaa Rae, the writer, actress, producer and creator of “Insecure”; singer Solange Knowles and community organizers Derrica Wilson and Natalie Wilson of the Black & Missing Children Foundation.
“I am humbled to share the stage with these talented and dynamic black women,” said Shank. “I came from modest beginnings but had encouragement from my parents and mentors that allowed me to achieve a level of success I never imagined."
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