Banker embraces risky career move to forge new path

When she sensed her career stalled, Theresa Bursey decided it was the perfect time to take a chance. Now she’s on the cusp of something greater.

Mark Wemple. UBS executive Theresa Bursey took a colleague’s advice and uprooted her family from New Jersey for a job in St. Petersburg.
Mark Wemple. UBS executive Theresa Bursey took a colleague’s advice and uprooted her family from New Jersey for a job in St. Petersburg.
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At nearly $30 billion in annual revenue, Zurich-based UBS Group AG is one of the largest wealth management firms in the world. So for a financial industry executive, getting handed the keys to one of its branch offices is a big deal.

 

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