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Joseph Borrero Vice President Goldman Sachs & Co. You’ve achieved a great deal of professional success – briefly describe your journey, noting both personal milestones and obstacles you may have faced along the way. I am a Vice President in the Compliance Division at Goldman Sachs. I am part of a team that conducts independent…

You’ve achieved a great deal of professional success – briefly describe your journey, noting both personal milestones and obstacles you may have faced along the way. As a first-generation college graduate and a son of Chinese immigrants, I had to overcome many obstacles, such as language and culture barriers. However, with the guidance and support…

Emmanuel J. Velasco Vice President Goldman Sachs You’ve achieved a great deal of professional success – briefly describe your journey, noting both personal milestones and obstacles you may have faced along the way. I joined Goldman Sachs in 2010. I honestly thought that I would be working in Non-Profit or in the Government but at…

Ezinne Kqubiri Director, Change Management Viacom Media Networks Briefly describe your journey, noting both professional milestones & obstacles you may have faced along the way A graduate of Howard University School of Business, my accounting degree took an untraditional route when I entered the entertainment/media industry. Taking that risk to step into an unknown territory,…

What is your occupation and how did you come to work in this field? I work at Morgan Stanley as a portfolio manager within the firm’s credit investment business. It was a natural progression after beginning in investment banking and after appreciating the available pathways within financial services that suited my interest and temperament. What…

What is your occupation and how did you come to work in this field? I’m the Senior Vice President for NBCUniversal Media’s Newsgroup. I work with NBC News and the Owned Television Stations division on a diverse array of matters. Prior to joining NBCU, I was a litigator for Davis Wright Tremaine, focusing on advising…

What is your occupation and how did you come to work in this field? My experience as a corporate attorney and passion for real estate led me to join WeWork as Director of Real Estate Transactions in 2016. In this role, I negotiate domestic and international commercial office deals while driving them through to closing.…

What is your occupation and how did you come to work in this field? I am a litigation attorney; my areas of expertise include class actions, mass torts, and pharmaceutical/medical device products liability actions on the defense side. When I entered law school I thought I was going to become an attorney for the NAACP…

What is your occupation and how did you come to work in this field? I’m a Principal Counsel in the Enforcement Department of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA).  FINRA is an independent, not-for-profit organization authorized by Congress to protect investors through regulation of the securities industry. I came to work at FINRA this April,…

What is your occupation and how did you come to work in this field? I am the Executive Vice President and CFO of ITC Holdings Corp., an $11 billion publicly traded electric utility based in Michigan. I am responsible for the company’s accounting, tax, internal audit, investor relations, management reporting, financial planning & analysis, risk…

What is your occupation and how did you come to work in this field? I currently serve as in-house counsel at Bank of America Merrill Lynch where I provide legal advice to Merrill Lynch’s Global Wealth and Investment Management business. I made the transition to in-house counsel after practicing financial services law for nearly a…

What is your occupation and how did you come to work in this field? I am a Director in Media Technology at HBO overseeing technical operations and content distribution to worldwide digital platforms. While studying Journalism & Mass Media in college, I worked at a tech company where I began building computers and developed a…