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Bintou Jalloh crosses cultural, corporate borders on her way to the Board of Pensions finance team

Posted May 25th, 2020

Bintou Jalloh’s father was clear — education was a priority. “Your first husband is your degree,” he told her. “You get your degree first.” He wanted Bintou to have the educational opportunity of America, so she left her home in Bamako, Mali’s capital, to study accounting at Temple University, in Philadelphia.