Polsky is currently managing director of client financing services with Merrill Lynch's Securities Services Divisions. Prior to this position, she served for five years as a chief risk officer at Morgan Stanley Dean Witter. Polsky also ran the Hedge Fund and Derivative business at Bankers Trust. In 1999, Derivatives Strategy Magazine named her to its Hall of Fame.
A resident of New York City, Polsky received her bachelor of science degree in international business and economics from New York University. She is currently chairperson of the Security Industry Association Risk Committee.
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