Christina Gordon holds a dual master’s degree in International Finance and Applied Economics from MIT’s Sloan School of Management. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Boston University and also studied for a joint master’s degree in Women’s Studies and Sociology at Brandeis with a focus on women in the workplace. Christina is a former assistant fund manager and technology industry equity analyst at Wellington Management. She also worked as a stock analyst at Fidelity Investments. She is a trustee of a private foundation, a member of Women Moving Millions and currently sits on the board of Rosie’s Place, a sanctuary for poor and homeless women in Boston.
Ami Kuan Danoff earned a bachelor’s degree from Harvard University in Visual and Environmental Studies and holds a dual master’s degree in Applied Economics and International Finance from the Sloan School of Management at MIT. She was a portfolio manager in global equities at Putnam Investments and co-manager of the Putnam International New Opportunities Fund. Ami also worked as an international equities analyst at Fidelity Investments. She is the trustee of a private family foundation, current Co-Chair of the Harvard Campaign Steering Committee and a member of the Harvard Campaign Executive Committee. She is also a member of Women Moving Millions.
Christina Heenan Suh holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, a bachelor’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania in English and Marketing and a master’s from Columbia University. A former management consultant, her work focused on strategy and implementation projects for Fortune 100 clients. She was also an account executive at Hill+Knowlton (WPP) marketing consumer packaged goods. As an Executive Board Member of the Brookline Education Foundation, which funds professional development in the Brookline Public Schools, Christina led their Grant and Oversight Committees. She currently sits on the board of the Brookline Library Foundation and teaches ESL at Rosie’s Place in Boston.
Michelle Samu earned a bachelor’s degree from Mount Holyoke College in Economics and International Relations, has an IB Diploma from UWC Atlantic College, and holds a master’s degree in Financial Law from the University of London’s School of African and Oriental Studies SOAS. A former operations manager and admin in real estate and finance, she currently manages the Gordon Family Office and Foundation. Michelle is a member of Womenade Boston, a collective giving organization dedicated to empowering teen girls and women. She also sits on the board of ZimCouncil Inc., a non-profit that leverages the skills and capital of Zimbabweans in the Diaspora to support Zimbabwe’s development.
Carmen Bal holds a B.S in Electrical Engineering and a B.A. in Economics from Stanford University, as well as an MS from the Sloan School of Management at MIT. A former technology executive, Carmen began her career at Oracle, then subsequently worked in France for a small IT consulting firm, in Boston for a digital video company, and in Northern and Southern California for various Internet companies. She has dedicated time to La Casa de las Madres, a San Francisco women’s shelter, San Francisco public schools, and several San Francisco-based non-profits.