Center for European Studies Speaker Series: Seeing Yourself in Europe
Black Professionals In Europe: Experiences Of People Of Color
April 1 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
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Join the Center for European Studies (CES) for a panel discussion with four professionals with experience in Belgium, France, Germany, and the UK. Our panelists will speak about the academic and career pathways that led them to their current positions, what it’s like living and working abroad as a person of color, and provide insight into what students can do now to prepare themselves for an international career.
Panelists:
Cheryl McGee Wallace is a lawyer an senior management consultant, specializing in cross-border financial services, with experience in London, New York, and Washington, DC. In additions to a JD from the American University Washington College of Law, Cheryl also holds an MA from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in international economics and European integration, and a BA in French and German from Howard University. Having lived in Belgium, France, and Germany, she is proficient in the respective languages, including Flemish (Dutch).
Ijeoma Okoli is a US finance and regulatory lawyer with extensive experience advising global banks and corporate clients in the US, Europe, Central Asia, and Africa. Ijeoma is currently an Executive Director at JPMorgan and the Co-chair of JPMorgan’s EMEA Black Leadership Forum. She is a member of the Board of Directors of Aldermanbury Investments Limited, a JPMorgan subsidiary. Ijeoma also sits on the Global Advisory Board of the Women in Law Empowerment Forum. Ijeoma holds a BA and MPA from New York University and JD from Cornell University.
Fana Gibson is a Change and Transformation Manager at OLX Group in Berlin, Germany. Fana received her BS in Physics and BA in French from Howard University and an MA in International Studies and MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Fana has worked in Finance (investment banking, strategy and consulting); and has lived in London and Paris.
Neal Hutchinson is currently a Senior Legal Counsel at Harry’s Inc., and previously worked as a corporate associate at Latham & Watkins LLP and Clifford Chance LLP. Neal is a graduate of the University of Chicago Law School (JD) and Howard University (BA). He currently works in London, UK where he has lived for the last five years.