Meet Elena
Elena originally comes from Vinica, but she was born in Italy, where she grew up and studied, first foreign languages and afterwards Business & Management at the University of Turin. She has always been raised in a multicultural and international environment, that is why she decided to pursue her Master degree in Winterthur, Switzerland, where she studied Banking and Finance (with major in Capital Markets and Data Science) at the ZHAW.
Elena has been working with European and international organizations (mostly financial institutions) to improve their diversity and inclusion in the workplace, focusing on Gender equality and women empowerment.
In 2021 she started her career in banking at Credit Suisse, in the Investment Management office for wealthy clients. She takes care of their investments with careful analysis about the market and macro environment. Fixed income and FX are her asset classes of expertise.
A big part of her free time is dedicated to the Global Macedonians projects, where she is motivated to improve education and know-how of the society.