I hope telling stories though 'Making a Difference' - as in my academic work and nonprofit work - will help me to live my grandmother's adage of 'Life is not about what happens to you, but about what you do with what happens to you.'

I think that we need women role models everywhere. I think that it's really hard to imagine yourself as something that you don't see.

It is frustrating, because who wants to grow up and follow their parents?

I believe that engaging in the political process is part of being a good person.

I loved working on Wall Street. I loved the meritocracy of it and the camaraderie of the trading floor.

I have a boyfriend and a dog, and I still haven't figured out what I want to be when I grow up.

Thinking about the world writ large, I am more optimistic than not that we will tackle our most pressing challenges, whether poverty or equality for women and girls or climate change; but I also know we'll only tackle them if people are really informed about the challenge and what's proven to work.