Title: Govt Director
Agency: Wells Fargo
Age: 35
With a significant in worldwide enterprise and a minor in German and Chinese language, Alexandra Byrnes anticipated to be a global banker. Her first spherical of job interviews with Wells Fargo had her assembly a mergers and acquisition banker and a public finance banker. “The M&A banker’s flight ran late, leaving simply me and the general public finance banker. I grew to become infatuated with the power to work with greater schooling establishments and in funding banking,” mentioned Byrnes.
Byrnes loves the mission of upper schooling and having the ability to develop the upper schooling protection group at Wells Fargo. “Wells is the second job in my profession the place I had the power to develop a observe. Coming right here to rebuild the upper ed group with people who find themselves fabulous has been each thrilling and rewarding,” she mentioned.
Because of Byrnes’ dedication and work ethic, she helped elevate the profile of Wells Fargo’s observe to 3rd within the rankings of upper schooling bond financings, in accordance with LSEG.
In 2025, Byrnes was the lead banker for the tax-exempt portion of New York College’s $2.2 billion bond issuance. The transaction was primarily accomplished to fund actual property investments throughout New York. “We did a number of modeling and we had shut to twenty situations that we have been working. It was a really complicated and fulfilling transaction to be part of,” mentioned Byrnes.
“I made a promise to myself that along with supporting my purchasers, I needed to attempt to be a powerful function mannequin for different ladies within the sector, encouraging them that you are able to do this job, whereas being a mom and elevating a household,” mentioned Byrnes, who additionally serves as a committee chair of Wells Fargo’s Markets Engagement Counsel.
