GW School of Business Podcasts

The GW-CIBER Podcast, Ep. 60 - International Finance with Robin Roschke

In this episode, double GW alumna Robin Roschke shares how she has not only helped her clients through major transformations, but embraced the disruption to transform her own career alongside the major business, market and operational shifts. She highlights the need for upskilling and technical proficiency in today’s skills-based market and offers practical tips on pursuing a global career across the broad and diverse jobs available in the financial industry today. About Our Guest Robin Roschke is a transformation executive who has built a career leading major initiatives that redefine how organizations work, deliver services, and support their people through change. With a unique blend of corporate and entrepreneurial experience, she has shaped the future of work at Fortune 500 companies like HSBC, JPMorgan Chase, American Express, and Guardian Life Insurance while also co-founding a human capital firm dedicated to making change a competitive advantage. Robin doesn’t just react to disruption – she drives transformation from the inside out. Whether shaping an executive agenda or being handed one, she excels at mobilizing the resources, talent, and strategy needed to turn vision into reality. With deep expertise across IT, operations, and HR, she understands how to align leadership, workforce strategy, and technology to make change successful and lasting. A natural systems thinker and strategic leader, she connects the dots between business priorities, operational capacity and evolving workforce needs. About the Global Careers Podcast Series This podcast presents inspiring stories from seasoned professionals who have embraced a global role and reaped the benefits. We offer practical advice and insider tips across a broad swath of industries and fields around the world about what it is like to work globally. If you love adventure and thrive on taking risks and operating outside your comfort zone, join us as we explore the ins and outs of pursuing an international career! About GW-CIBER The George Washington University Center for International Business Education and Research (GW-CIBER) promotes the nation’s capacity for international understanding and economic enterprise related to the theme of Institutions, Resilient Globalization and Sustainable Competitiveness.