My summer at the Sunny Day Fund was a sunny and inspiring experience! Their mission of increasing access to emergency savings through employer-matched emergency savings benefits is so critical especially since 37% of Americans would have trouble handling a 400 unexpected expense. I had the opportunity to engage in user research with individuals from our target sectors and share those insights with our Customer Success, Product, Engineering, and Marketing teams. Ultimately, I used those insights to create updated product marketing collateral which was used in a customer launch at the end of the summer.

My pivot to the Global DEI Strategy team was an energizing experience as I am super passionate about making people feel heard, seen, and known. I steered our data disclosure and communication initiatives including launching our inaugural firm-wide racial equity progress report in the fall of 2020. I also led partnerships with organizations including the World Economic Forum, Managing Leaders for Tomorrow (MLT), and the Human Rights Campaign - Corporate Equality Index. I was especially inspired by the combined force of our small but mighty team coupled with our DEI Business Leads and champions across the firm who amplified and really led our initiatives within their respective businesses. Plus to be doing this work in the summer of 2020 and the following year was incredibly special as our industry, clients, and the world reckoned with the internal and external change necessary for a more just and racially equitable future. I launched our speaker series, Learning Out Loud, featuring DEI experts from across sectors, reaching 10,000+ participants across the firm and encouraging them to listen, learn, and ultimately take action.