Public sector banking doesn’t have a line on Citi’s income statement. But Monaco’s global influence is threaded throughout the bank’s work with government finance ministries, central banks and other sovereign entities.

As a kid growing up in the ‘70s, Julie Monaco never imagined being a banker. A regular at model UN competitions, she pictured a career with the State Department or maybe the United Nations. Fortunately for Citigroup, Monaco discovered banking. Following a path shaped by friends, mentors and bosses—and at least one fortuitous encounter—she landed in a position tailor-made for her skills and passions.