A Virtual Evening with Freddie Mac’s Women Leaders and Allies
Freddie Mac is changing the housing market in the US, and they want you to join the movement. We hosted a special virtual event with the company’s women tech leaders and allies as they shared how they’re making an impact, personal career advice, and more! Freddie Mac makes buying or renting a home more accessible and…
About this event
Freddie Mac is changing the housing market in the US, and they want you to join the movement. We hosted a special virtual event with the company’s women tech leaders and allies as they shared how they’re making an impact, personal career advice, and more!
Freddie Mac makes buying or renting a home more accessible and affordable. By purchasing mortgage loans from lenders, they free up capital for future mortgage loans— creating a more liquid, stable, and affordable U.S. housing market.
Their team discussed who they are, what they do, and why you should work for them (if you’re in the market!). While you don’t need to be searching for a job to re-watch this event, Freddie Mac is hiring and they’d love to connect with talented professionals.
Agenda:
- 5:30 PM ET - PowerToFly Kickoff
- 5:35 PM ET - Welcome Address & Tech Talk by Melissa Chiari, Vice President of IT Transformation
- 5:50 PM ET - Panel Discussion & Audience Q&A featuring
- Sandy Sweeney, IT Resiliency Governance Director
- Any Oettinger, ETX User Advocacy
- Erika Thompson, Manager- IT Third Party Risk
- Brandon Rush, VP, Business Technology Officer Capital Markets
- 6:25 PM ET - Closing Remarks
- 6:30 PM ET - Breakout sessions with the Freddie Mac team by area
- Brandon Rush – Business Tech.: Investments & Capital Markets
- Sandy Sweeney – Business Resiliency
- Any Oettinger – ETX
- Erika Thompson – Risk
- Melissa Chiari - IT Transformation & Maclean Area
- 7:00 PM ET - Event ends
Check out what Freddie Mac is doing to help millions of homeowners and renters during the COVID-19 pandemic here. We’re proud to partner with an organization that supports borrowers who are unable to make mortgage payments, especially single-family businesses, due to income changes from the effects of COVID-19.
Even more, Freddie Mac has been awarded several times for its commitment to diversity, innovation, and leadership. Awards include the 2020 Human Rights Campaign “Best Places to Work for LGBTQ Equality”, 2019 Working Mother “Best Companies for Multicultural Women”, and 2019 National Association for Female Executives “Top Company for Executive Women”.
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Agenda
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Freddie Mac is changing the housing market in the US, and they want you to join the movement. Register for a special virtual event with the company’s women tech leaders and allies as they share how they’re making an impact, personal career advice, and more!
Join Panel Join breakout rooms at 6:30 PM CT after the Panel
Business Tech: Investments & Capital Markets Breakout Room Business Resiliency & Dallas Area Breakout Room Employee Technology Experience Breakout Room Risk Breakout Room IT Transformation & McLean Area
Where you could fit in
The team is actively hiring. Here are a few open roles this event is built around.
Meet the speakers
Brandon Rush
VP, Business Technology Officer - Capital Markets, Freddie Mac
25 years experience in Fixed Income products, working in various aspects of electronic trading since 1999.
Led various efforts centered around automated market making to clients and exchanges/IDBs including TradeWeb, Bloomberg, BTEC, eSpeed, Govex, MTS, CME, Eurex, and LIFFE.
Worked in various capacities to build-up and leverage global time series infrastructure using KDB.
Created a platform for trading and asset servicing Bank Debt for PAR and Distressed markets in the US, Europe and Asia.
Worked in New York, London, Hong Kong, and Tokyo.
Series 7 and 63 certified.
Erika Thompson
Manager- IT Third Party Risk, Freddie Mac
Any Oettinger
ETX User Advocacy, Freddie Mac
- Strong analytical and interpersonal skills with the ability to multi-task
- • Superb knowledge of PC hardware
- • Excellent technical problem solving skills
- • Superb management and communication skills
- • Excellent command of workstation software; MS Windows 7, Windows XP, MS office and Mac OS X
- • Fluent in English and Spanish
- • Ability to work cross functionally within an organization
Sandy Sweeney
IT Resiliency Governance Director, Freddie Mac
I am a results driven IT Risk Governance Director with 21 years of business & IT Experience within the secondary mortgage market including 16 years of proven leadership of high performing teams and complex projects. I have extensive experience in IT Risk Management; IT Disaster Recovery; Business Continuity; systems change and project management; End-User-Computing program management; and Service Continuity experience including vendor and contract management; risk management; and enabling business users. I have successfully managed budget and finance on IT portfolios exceeding $10M.
A two time speaker at the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Technology, I am a successful public speaker who has a passion for inspiring women and early career entrants to stretch beyond their comfort zone. My success comes through relationship building and deep listening to my customer's needs.
I am on the Board of Directors for Rebuilding Together North Texas. I successfully chaired the Executive Director Search/Recruiting Committee. I am also on the audit/finance committee and the policy/procedure committee.
Meilssa Chiari
Vice President of IT Transformation
Freddie Mac
Careers with Impact
Our mission of Making Home Possible is what motivates us, and it’s at the core of everything we do. Since our charter in 1970, we have made home possible for nearly 90 million families across the country. Join an organization where your work will contribute to a greater purpose: ensuring affordable and sustainable housing for families in all communities nationwide.
Discover how Freddie Mac is Making Home Possible.
You Belong at Freddie Mac
At Freddie Mac, our inclusive and diverse culture drives our success and makes us a stronger company. In fact, Freddie Mac is a majority-minority company, with more than 50% of our employees identifying as a racial or ethnic minority. Join one of our 10 dynamic business resource groups to connect with those who share a cultural background, identity or interest — or as a way to learn about different communities.
Learn more about how you can feel included, valued and celebrated at Freddie Mac.
Elevate Your Career
At Freddie Mac, you have the tools to succeed and opportunities to broaden your skills. Our development programs provide you with pathways to grow by continuously building skills, and mentors help you define your career path and build your professional network. We see your motivation to succeed and are committed to helping you grow and develop. Discover more about Freddie Mac’s rotational rotational and mentorship programs.
Total Rewards and Well-Being
Our goal is for every person at Freddie Mac to feel energized in life, and that means feeling good about what you do and the environment you’re in. With comprehensive, industry-leading benefits — including adoption and surrogacy reimbursement, parental and caregiver leave, a four-week remote work option and our first-time homebuyer benefit program — we aim to support your total well-being.
Learn more about our comprehensive benefits today.
Freddie Mac is an Award-Winning Workplace
Freddie Mac’s mission of making home possible starts in the workplace. Reflecting our efforts to make the organization more diverse, inclusive and welcoming to the next generation of talent, the organization receives numerous annual awards from respected publications and third-party groups.
Discover the latest corporate awards Freddie Mac has received.
2023
o Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion (2023) by Disability:IN
o Best Employer for Diversity (2023) by Forbes
o Best Workplace for Multicultural Women (2023) by Seramount
o Fortune 500 List
2022
o Best Workplaces to Stay and Thrive (2022) by The American Opportunity Index
o Best Place to Work for LGBTQ+ Equality (2022) by the Human Rights Campaign
o Innovations in Diversity Award (2022) from Profiles in Diversity Journal
o Diversity Leader (2022) from Profiles in Diversity Journal
o Textio Leadership Award (2022) by Textio
o Campus Forward Award for Excellence in Early Career Hiring (2022) by RippleMatch
2021
o Top Workplace for the Next Generation of Talent (2021) by RippleMatch
o Top 100 Internship Programs (2021) by WayUp
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