judith B. wagner
Judith Wagner actively changed the financial landscape in Colorado. She entered the investment business in the mid-1960s when there were significant barriers for women to be accepted as skilled workers in the investment and finance industry. She began her own investment management company, Wagner Investment Management, Inc., in 1975. It was the first woman-owned investment firm in Colorado. Judith’s primary focus was educating women to manage their investments, as women in the United States had just recently obtained independent access to banking and investment services for the first time. She additionally elevated the status of women in politics by providing financial support and the strategic advice they needed to be successful.
Judith was the first female President of the Chartered Financial Analysts Society of Colorado, one of the founders of the Women’s Bank of Denver, and a co-founder of the first university-based institution for women’s health research in the United States, The Center for Women’s Health Research at the University of Colorado. Additionally, she served as treasurer of the Boettcher Foundation, chair of JustQuitable Bankshares, president of the Denver Rotary Foundation, chair of The Colorado Trust, president of Graland Country Day School, and president of Big Sisters of Colorado, and president of the Women’s Forum of Colorado.
Judith describes herself as persistent, which speaks to her philosophy adapted from Winston Churchill, “Never, never, never give up.” She holds a bachelor's degree in History from the University of Washington and a graduate degree from the New York Institute of Finance.
Judith was the first female President of the Chartered Financial Analysts Society of Colorado, one of the founders of the Women’s Bank of Denver, and a co-founder of the first university-based institution for women’s health research in the United States, The Center for Women’s Health Research at the University of Colorado. Additionally, she served as treasurer of the Boettcher Foundation, chair of JustQuitable Bankshares, president of the Denver Rotary Foundation, chair of The Colorado Trust, president of Graland Country Day School, and president of Big Sisters of Colorado, and president of the Women’s Forum of Colorado.
Judith describes herself as persistent, which speaks to her philosophy adapted from Winston Churchill, “Never, never, never give up.” She holds a bachelor's degree in History from the University of Washington and a graduate degree from the New York Institute of Finance.