Melanie Gong is an incoming Investment Banking Analyst at Ducera Partners LLC, starting in August 2023, and has been involved in Strategy and Operations at Homiah since January 2021. Previous experience includes a role as a Summer Analyst at Ares Management Corporation in mid-2023 and as an Investment Fellow at The David and Lucile Packard Foundation in summer 2022. Melanie participated in Girls Who Invest as an OIP Scholar from February to August 2022. Additional internships include positions at Plug and Play Tech Center, BLUE ROOM, the Smithsonian Institution, and SANCTUARY WEALTH ADVISORS LLC. Educational background comprises a Bachelor of Arts in Financial Economics and Hispanic Studies from Columbia University (2020-2024), a brief academic tenure at Middlebury College, and a high school diploma from Cherry Creek High School (2016-2020). Coursework includes the CFA Institute Investment Foundations Program and various finance-related courses from Wall Street Prep and Wharton Online.