Based on the insightful feedback members shared at our last Treasurers Open Forum, we are excited to provide our members with an opportunity to dialogue specifically on the following:
1. Concerns about investing in treasury bills due to the implications of the debt limit issue.
2. Contingency plans in place by treasurers in the event of a government shutdown or debt ceiling stalemate.
At 10am ET to 10:30am ET this will be a member treasurers only session designed as a peer-to-peer exchange under Chatham house rules in an unrecorded session.
From 10:30am ET to 11am ET we will open up the webinar to our guest speakers below and we shall record this segment inclusion in our members chat resources.
FEATURING:
Michael N. Berkowitz
Managing Director
North America Head, Liquidity Management Services
Treasury & Trade Solutions, Citi
Michael Berkowitz is a Managing Director with Citi Treasury & Trade Solutions (TTS), where he is Head of North America (NA) Liquidity Management Services. In this role, he and his team focus on building and providing liquidity management solutions and short-term investment strategies to corporations, financial institutions and public sector entities. In addition, Mr. Berkowitz focuses on the management of Citi’s North American balance sheet to ensure appropriate returns for the business and compliance with all regulatory requirements. Mr. Berkowitz has also previously managed Global Product Management and Development for Liquidity Management Services, and has held various roles across Payments, Channel Services and Global Cash Management and Strategy. Mr. Berkowitz has spoken at numerous industry conferences, including the Association for Financial Professionals (AFP) and National Association of State Treasurers (NAST).
Mr. Berkowitz joined Citi in 1999 as a member of the Salomon Smith Barney Energy Investment Banking group and has also worked in Citi’s Corporate & Investment Banking eCommerce Strategy group. Mr. Berkowitz holds a B.A. with Honors in International Relations from Brown University, and a Certificate from the Institut d’Etudes Politiques (Sciences Po) in Paris.
Mark Zdunek, CPA
Vice President
North America Public Sector Market Manager, Liquidity Management Services
Treasury & Trade Solutions, Citi
Mark Zdunek is a Vice President with Citi Treasury & Trade Solutions (TTS), where he is the Public Sector Market Manager for North America (NA) Liquidity Management Services. In this role, Mark provides treasury solutions and short-term investment strategies to public sector entities. In addition, Mark focuses on the management of Citi’s North American balance sheet to ensure appropriate returns for the business and compliance with all regulatory requirements.
Mark joined Citi in 2017 as a member of its Corporate Treasury team within Global Liquidity Management and later CBNA US Bank Legal Entity Treasury focusing on liquidity management. Mark began his career at Deloitte US within the Audit and Assurance practice and also held various leadership positions as a Certified Public Accountant before joining Citi. Mark earned his bachelor’s and master’s degree in accounting from the University of Connecticut.
The webinar is free to join. The webinar shall be interactive with virtual attendees having the opportunity to ask questions and/ or make comments. Please submit your questions or comments to info@treasurersroundtable.org and/or ask during the webinar.