Debra  Chen

Debra Chen


Stemming from a Wall Street background, Debra is an entrepreneur and seasoned executive who cut her teeth on the trading floors of Lehman Brothers and JP Morgan. She has over a decade of success advising CEOs, board members and C-suite executives on their communications and investor relations strategy. In 2014, she founded Vanity + Trade, a destination platform for entrepreneurs and executives. Her work has been published in major financial media outlets that include Bloomberg, Reuters, and Barron's. She has interviewed and shared collaborative insight with some of the world’s most prominent female thought leaders from the Forbes MPW list through her ongoing Influencer series, and her love for fashion, finance, and design has led her to be featured in the New York Post, Korea Herald, Noobpreneur, NerdStalker and other media outlets.