Sue Culpepper.Sue Culpepper has replaced Lauren Templeton as director of UTC’s Galtere Institute: Finance for the Future Initiative, according to university officials.
Templeton left UTC in December “to more fully devote herself to her hedge fund,” Cindy Carroll, assistant director of the Office of University Relations, wrote in an email.
Culpepper, a 30-year banking veteran, is known for breaking the glass ceiling at SunTrust and its corporate predecessor, American National Bank. There, she became the first woman promoted to the rank of executive vice president.
SunTrust later acquired the bank. Culpepper left SunTrust this year as the bank moved key wealth management personal to other markets.
“The industry of finance seems to be a very male-dominated field, so encouraging women to continue to pursue those careers is quite important,” Culpepper said Thursday.