Milestones
Established in 2012
After enjoying a thriving 25-year tenure on Wall Street, Maura Cunningham founded Rock The Street, Wall Street with a mission to empower young women and amplify diversity in an industry that propelled her forward as a first-generation college graduate. With unwavering determination, foresight, and collaboration with industry leaders, RTSWS is not only expanding the talent pipeline but also advancing alongside its high school students through the innovative platform of its Student & Alumnae Career Center. Here are a few key milestones on our journey.
Rock The Street, Wall Street History
Research & Development
How we start to loose girls in math at age 9
RTSWS achieves 501(c)(3) status
First RTSWS Cohort
Founder & CEO Maura Cunningham launches first RTSWS chapter in Nashville
First corporate volunteers sign up to participate at local high schools
RTSWS adds chapters in Chicago & Memphis
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Catalyst, a global nonprofit that builds workplaces for women, reconginzes RTSWS for advancing the next generation of women into finance and leadership roles
RTSWS adds a chapter in New York City
First global financial institutions sign up to volunteer with RTSWS
The White House invites RTSWS founder to Conference On Inclusive STEM Education
NASDAQ invites RTSWS founder to ring the closing bell
RTSWS has now impacted over 450 girls
RTSWS adds chapter in Fort Worth
RTSWS has impacted over 875 girls in total
RTSWS adds chapters in Charlotte and
Los Angeles
RTSWS scales to 18 schools in 13 cities expanding from coast to coast, adding programs in Atlanta, Minneapolis, Omaha, Raleigh, St Louis & Sacramento
RTSWS has impacted over 1750 girls in total
Women’s Bond Club of New York honors RTSWS Founder Maura Cunningham with the Betty Cook Award, as “an exceptional woman who has devoted much of her career to helping other women.”
J.P. Morgan M&A team led by Anu Aiyengar, partners with RTSWS to host an historic all-female M&A Case Study, with female analysts working alongside high school girls
RTSWS creates first role led by Ashley Leftwich
RTSWS scales to 28 schools in 15 cities adding Philadelphia; Kansas City, KS; New Orleans; San Diego & Redwood City, CA
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RTSWS grew to 17 cities, adding chapters in Ann Arbor, Columbus, and Denver
RTSWS and Founder Maura Cunningham featured on the Today Show
Transition to fully remote learning due to COVID-19 pandemic
Launches RTSWS Program Mobile App
RTSWS expands to 11 new locations, reaching over 50 schools across 25 cities, including Dallas, Gallatin, Gulfport, MS, Houston, Indianapolis, Newport, RI, Salt Lake City, San Francisco, and Short Hills, NJ.
RTSWS growth in Silicon Valley and Chicago
Launched RTSWS Internship & Job Portal pilot
Ashley Leftwich appointed RTSWS COO
Founder presented at SXSW EDU “Changing Girls’ Mindsets on Financial & Investment Literacy”
Served over 4,000 girls with more than 1,000 reached in a single year
Launched first full-time chapter in London
RTSWS is chosen for the MacroMinds 2022 Charitable Investment Symposium
The 2023 Distinguished Alumna Award
Preston High School recognized Maura Cunningham as The Distinguished Alumna of the Year and its commencement speaker
UN Women Action Coalition Member & Conference (Participant in Generation Equality Forum)
RTSWS Celebrates 10-year Anniversary with inaugural Women’s Day event for students, alumnae and volunteers
RTSWS launches chapter in Toronto
TIAA & RTSWS Student CEO Summit in NY, Fireside Chat: Thasunda Brown Duckett and Maura Cunningham; Ashley Leftwich leads workshops celebrating Women’s Month
IWD event at Bloomberg in London
Sessions on empowering financial futures and European industry leaders & founder panel
RTSWS recognizes FinLit Month with launch of reimagined Alumane & Career Center based on grant from ING Americas
7,000
RTSWS celebrates empowering 7,000 girls
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Leadership
Founder Maura Cunningham steps into the role of Executive Chair & Board Member
Ashley Leftwich appointed CEO succeeding Maura, July 1
Interest coming in from over 70 additional locations to bring RTSWS to their cities in the US and around the world
