Christine graduated from Lehigh University with a BS in Industrial Engineering in 1989. After seven years at Coopers & Lybrand Consulting in New York and Sydney, Australia she joined Morgan Stanley in New York City where she held a number of management positions with global remit. She has spent over 4 years working in the public education sector, has her own digital media and merchandise company, and is currently the Global Head of Technology Talent at Morgan Stanley. Throughout this time, Christine has had a strong focus on philanthropy.
At Coopers & Lybrand Christine worked on process reengineering and organization design projects in manufacturing, telecommunications, mining and financial services. Over her career at Morgan Stanley, she ran large scale process redesign and data governance projects and held COO/ COS roles in the Operations and Cybersecurity organizations. She co-founded the FX Client Connectivity Team, working with clients to increase cross-organization efficiency. She was the Talent Management Officer for Global Wealth Management Operations prior to taking on her current role. In between Morgan Stanley roles, Christine pursued her passion for education - She taught high school math in the Bronx NY as part of NYC Teaching Fellows, consulted with the NYC Department of Education on teacher recruitment/ retention and parent/school communications, was the Founding Director of Operations & Finance for Brooklyn Prospect Charter School, and developed/ ran the Start Right Program for new charter schools in NYC. Across these roles, Christine explored her entrepreneurial side through founding Only In, LLC - a digital media and merchandise company focused on celebrating unique aspects of places around the world and supporting creative talent.
Christine has served on the Board of Directors for the Sydney Foodbank, Partnership With Children, and Brooklyn Prospect Charter School. She is a candidate for Masters’ in Elementary Education and Education Leadership at Teachers College Columbia, and lives in New York City with her daughter.