Liz earned her Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business. She was a member of Forte, ROMBA, and the Consortium, which earned a full-tuition scholarship to Tuck. While at business school, Liz led the Hispanic-American Student Association, served as Consortium Co-Chair, Co-Chair of the Diversity Conference, and served as Treasurer of the Student Board and distributed funds to all student activities.
Liz used her time at Tuck to pivot careers and enter finance in New York City. Currently, Liz is a Vice President with Citigroup in Risk Management, and has experience in Treasury, Controllers, and other corporate finance functions. She is a member of Colorwave and BLCKVC, groups that endeavor to diversify the VC-startup innovation ecosystem in order to address the racial wealth and access gaps.
Prior to business school, Liz worked at Booz Allen Hamilton in consulting, and in nonprofit fundraising strategy at The Hewitt School and FHI360. She earned her bachelor’s degree at Williams College with majors in Political Science and in Arabic Studies, and interned at the U.S. Department of State. Liz graduated as Class Marshall, currently serves as Class President, and earned several scholarships for student leadership and academic achievement.
In her spare time, Liz enjoys gardening in the Bronx, cooking vegetarian Mexican and East Asian recipes. Liz is a Trustee of the Bronx Museum of the Arts and visits local parks and natural wonders. She also enjoys mentoring individuals, and also through programs such as SEO, Prep for Prep, and others. Liz is excited to be joining The Art of Applying® team to help students tell their stories and achieve their academic goals.
