Anli Valdez

"I am an economist by education," Anna says, a simple statement that reflects the discipline and clarity that have shaped her career. She started at the Swiss National Bank in research before facing a defining choice: pursue a PhD or enter the private sector. "I chose the latter," she explains, joining Deloitte and immersing herself in high-impact commercial projects across the pharma industry. But the pandemic sparked a deeper reflection, "I wanted to join a smaller boat and make a bigger...

“I’ve always believed in using data to tell a story,” says Elizabeth Conrad , reflecting on her early days as a Research Analyst. For the first eight years of her career, she was in investment banking, mastering how to extract insights from data and translate them into action. But it wasn’t long before she found herself craving a shift  “something a little less academic and more operational.” That change came when a former colleague tapped her to lead Go-To-Market and Operations at JPMorgan...

Like any typical  fresh graduate, Sharon  had a solid 1-, 3-, 5-, 10-year mega plan prepared. Naturally, life had its own ideas but in ways far better than Sharon could’ve imagined. She stumbled straight into cybersecurity and fell in love with the problem space an d  community, so much so that she never left. Over the years Sharon has grown across different functions within the industry from Product Management, to Corporate Strategy, Mergers and Acquisitions, and Solution Consulting –...