Personal Interests

In my view, thriving in life depends on one's ability to embrace change and equip oneself with new tools and resources to navigate it. Having collaborated with thousands companies across various industries, I've honed my skills in developing strategic approaches to tackle complex challenges and drive growth. By combining my education in economics, marketing, and data analytics with my experience in the financial sector and digital transformation, I help companies integrate technology and business strategies to achieve their objectives and surpass expectations.

What I enjoy most about my work is how it allows me to merge my professional expertise with personal interests, such as traveling, discovering new culinary experiences, pursuing lifelong learning, and contributing to community development. Through my job, I get to meet and connect with diverse individuals who share similar passions and aspirations.

Academic

Kelly studied in the heart of Silicon Valley graduating with a bachelor's in business marketing & Economics from San Jose State University. While pursuing her undergraduate degree, Kelly spent a semester abroad in France studying biology, viticulture and history. She later went on to pursue a master's in Business Analytics from Saint Mary's College of California in Moraga, CA. Kelly has engineered numerous Data Science projects such as building a timeseries analysis of the stock market, incorporating news-based sentiment analysis and building an image recognition machine learning algorithm to assess images of epidermis moles to identify potential abnormalities that could be an indication of skin cancer.

Kelly continues her thirst for knowledge by regularly attending University lectures and speaker series in Business, Emerging Tech (Quantum Computing), Economics, etc. 

Extracurricular

Kelly has a strong passion for maintaining an active lifestyle. She is an avid golfer, runner, and hiker. Kelly has hiked throughout Yosemite and The Rocky Mountains, as well as countless other national and state parks. In addition to these activities, she regularly practices yoga, Pilates, and tennis, and enjoys camping and traveling. During her travels, Kelly enjoys exploring regional dishes as another conduit for experiencing and appreciating the local culture. She has sat with local chefs in the South Pacific, to make dishes such as a traditional taro stew to making Kopi Jahe (Indonesian ginger coffee) in Indonesia. Kelly spent a semester studying French history and traversing pre-historic caves and historic villages throughout France. In Bali, she attended an incredible women-led retreat, and in Singapore, she discovered the vibrant open night markets.

She can’t wait for her next adventure…