Diana.Bustamante@scotiabank.com

Diana worked at Lloyds Bank in New York, where she was Head of Trade Finance for North American Corporates.  Prior to that, she was with Mizuho Bank, where she worked on trade finance origination and sales. Diana began her 30 year banking career at Manufacturers Hanover Trust which morphed into Chemical and ultimately JPM Chase. She spent her early career in Emerging Markets Correspondent Banking, EximBank finance, and Trade Finance Distribution at both banks and hedge funds.  She is an active board member of the ITFA Americas Chapter.  Diana hails from Darien, but considers herself a “Native New Yorker” since she grew up in Manhattan.  After she graduated from Brown University, she served as a Foreign Service Officer with the U.S. Dept of State.  She has lived in Mexico City and Moscow, and has two wonderful grown daughters.