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ISLA Americas announces co-chairs for Florida conference
14 May 2026 US
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The International Securities Lending Association (ISLA) Americas has now confirmed its co-chairs for this year’s Annual Securities Finance & Collateral Management Conference.
Taking place in Key Biscayne, Florida from 12–15 October, the event will be co-chaired by Bank of Americas’ Lauren Northrop and BNY’s Shane Parks.
Northrop is head of stock loan product at Bank of America, responsible for the strategic direction of the global platform.
She has been with Bank of America Merrill Lynch for 19 years, holding roles across client service, operations, product development, and trading.
Parks works as a director of securities finance business development at BNY, having joined in 2023 after nearly seven years at Morgan Stanley, where he took on a number of roles within their securities finance division.
The conference brings together borrowers, beneficial owners, agent lenders, intermediaries, infrastructure providers, and vendors into one place, and is designed to give participants access to the full ecosystem, and the people driving it.
Taking place in Key Biscayne, Florida from 12–15 October, the event will be co-chaired by Bank of Americas’ Lauren Northrop and BNY’s Shane Parks.
Northrop is head of stock loan product at Bank of America, responsible for the strategic direction of the global platform.
She has been with Bank of America Merrill Lynch for 19 years, holding roles across client service, operations, product development, and trading.
Parks works as a director of securities finance business development at BNY, having joined in 2023 after nearly seven years at Morgan Stanley, where he took on a number of roles within their securities finance division.
The conference brings together borrowers, beneficial owners, agent lenders, intermediaries, infrastructure providers, and vendors into one place, and is designed to give participants access to the full ecosystem, and the people driving it.
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