Lindsay Costigan (MBA ’07) Named One of the 50 Leading Women in Hedge Funds

Lindsay Costigan, managing director and head of Western Region Prime Services Sales at BNP Paribas in San Francisco, was named one of the 50 leading women in hedge funds by the Hedge Fund Journal. Costigan joined BNP Paribas in 2020. She is responsible for sourcing and maintaining financing relationships with hedge funds and asset managers based in the region. She quickly became an integral part of BNP Paribas’ overall global equities franchise and plays a vital role in the firm’s DEI initiatives driven by her passion in creating the next generation of leaders in finance. She is an active participant in BNP Paribas’ Women in Global Markets initiative where she helps recruit and mentor summer interns, analysts, and up-and-coming women at the company. She has facilitated multiple flagship events. including BNP Paribas’ Annual Hedge Fund Executive Summit, the thematic “On the Radar” roundtable event series, and various capital introduction forums. She is also an active participant in industry-wide events, including those hosted by Sohn San Francisco, Bloomberg, iConnections, the Milken Institute, the MFA, SALT, and Scale Global. Her previous experience includes senior roles in prime brokerage sales and capital introductions at Bank of America and Jefferies. 

Costigan received her MBA from Pepperdine Graziadio Business School and also serves as a Pepperdine University Board member.

Read more in the Hedge Fund Journal’s “50 Leading Women in Hedge Funds 2023.”