The Program in Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies
The Center for Research in Feminist, Queer, and Transgender Studies

I am a Portfolio Manager at Delphi Capital, specifically focusing on corporate fixed income securities - looking at various companies across multiple sectors and industries.  I've started my career as a high yield analyst at an asset management firm in Philadelphia, looking at "junk bonds" and eventually ended up moving to New York City to continue my passion of bond investing.  I have covered various sectors such as Telecommunications, Healthcare, Technology, Retail, Industrials, etc.  Learning about the intricacies of the companies and their operations can be challenging, complicated and most importantly for me, never static, therefore exciting.  Everyday, something new happens with the companies I invest in and after almost 17 years of investing, I can honestly say that I am really never bored because there is always something to learn.  One of the qualities that I apply at my job that I can attribute to having been a Gender studies major is that I am not afraid to go against the consensus.  In fact, some of the best investments come from places overlooked or shunned.  Being a woman in finance, I have firsthand witnessed the danger of "group thinking" intentional or unintentional.  Being a gender studies major, you are asked to shake down everything surrounds you subconsciously or consciously and then start fresh.  It's humbling, honest and never static.  The level of support and encouragement that I received from the faculty and other classmates in a small-group environment was paramount in becoming better at public speaking, even if it meant speaking in a room full of men and at times being an only woman of color in the room.  Another meaningful takeaway from the major was that I was constantly surrounded by incredible female (and male) role models (professors, TAs, graduate students, other gender studies classmates) that really genuinely encouraged one another.  In a way, my definition of "female network" came together organically and strongly.  I crave that camaraderie and I am very much involved in various Women's groups, mentoring groups, and recruiting efforts.