Grace Spoto, (Glen Cove, NY)
Grace is the President of Women in Finance. She is a senior studying Business Administration with a concentration in Finance and Management Information Systems. She has been involved with the program since her first semester freshman year and has served on the board since the spring of her sophomore year. Grace has previously served as the Healthcare Sector Head of the Binghamton Investment Fund and mentor to Junior Analysts. She has interned with Jefferies in Equity Research, participated in the Girls Who Invest Summer Intensive Program, where she interned at The Retirement System Investment Commission, and interned in Equity Research at Morgan Stanley this past summer. Grace's interests include swimming, podcasts, hot yoga, and crocheting.
Melanie Luque, (East Hampton NY)
Melanie is a senior studying Business Administration with a concentration in Finance. She is the Executive Vice President of Women in Finance and serves on the Board of Directors for the Binghamton Investment Fund. Previously, she was a Girls Who Invest Summer Intensive Program Scholar. She has held internships in Private Equity at TPG covering Internet, Digital Media, and Communications, as well as Sales & Trading at Bank of America. She will return to Bank of America on the Macro Credit Trading desk full-time after graduation. Her interests include running, hiking, music, fashion, and her dog.
Clare Cuddy, (Rochester, NY)
Clare is the Vice President of Internal Relations for Women in Finance. She is a senior concentrating in Finance and Management Information Systems. She has been on the board since her Sophomore year and has been involved with the Investment Fund’s Healthcare and Emerging Markets sectors. She previously interned in Equity Research at Barclays, where she will be returning full-time after graduation. She previously studied abroad in Sydney, Australia, and enjoys the Buffalo Bills, traveling, and pilates.
Vienna Du, (New York, NY)
Vienna is a junior studying Business Administration with concentrations in Finance and Management Information Systems. She is the Vice President of Operations for Women in Finance and is involved with the Investment Fund’s Real Estate sector. This past summer, she was a Girls Who Invest Summer Intensive Program Scholar and interned on the Asset Management team at Harrison Street, a real estate private equity firm in Chicago. Next summer, Vienna will be interning at JPMorgan Chase as an Equity Research Summer Analyst. She loves playing tennis, hiking, crocheting, attending music festivals, and traveling.
Past Executive Boards
Fall 2024 – Spring 2025: Reina Amar (President), Bethany Goldstein, Clare Cuddy, Grace Spoto, Melanie Luque, Julie Gha, Vienna Du
Fall 2023 – Spring 2024: Kaily Ishikawa (President), Lauren Levine, Stefana Stan, Reina Amar, Bethany Goldstein, Clare Cuddy, Grace Spoto
Fall 2022 – Spring 2023: Hannah Kozlenko (President), Gabrielle Knafelman, Kaily Ishikawa, Lauren Levine, Reina Amar
Fall 2021 – Spring 2022: Nicole Su (President), Mira Phillips, Hannah Kozlenko, Gabrielle Knafelman
Fall 2020 – Spring 2021: Krista DiResta (President), Mira Phillips, Nicole Su
Fall 2019 – Spring 2020: Rachel Parsons (President), Vienna Buscher, Krista DiResta, Janvi Choudhary
Spring 2019: Rachel Parsons (President), Jessica Meano