In the early 1990s, I started my career on Wall Street. It was a lonely place as a woman, and the traditional financial services world did not afford us females the opportunity to get a firm footing at the top of the career ladder. Its structure, demographics and, frankly, the level of discourse on the topic of women's careers made it virtually impossible to seed real progress. When I left the industry in 2008, there were many more of us. But it didn't feel any less lonely. Worse, little has changed since I left Wall Street.

As a venture capitalist and female founder, I am fortunate to have a front-row view of how Wall Street is attempting to reinvent itself to stay relevant in the Information Age. Here at Anthemis, we are witnessing a strong generation of founders transforming the way we engage with our money, protect our families and plan for our futures.