Schreyer Honors College Presents: Shaping the Future Summit 2015
The Power of Money: Your Career, Your Impact
Thursday, October 23 at 8PM, Schwab Auditorium
SPEAKER BIOS
Andy Sieg ’89, is managing director and head of Global Wealth & Retirement Solutions (GWRS) and is a member of the Bank of America Operating Committee. GWRS provides a comprehensive set of investment products and services, as well as retirement solutions, to clients of Merrill Lynch Wealth Management and U.S. Trust. Andy first joined Merrill Lynch in 1992 as an analyst in the Global Wealth Management business, later serving in senior strategy and field leadership roles during the next 13 years. Before rejoining the company in 2009, Andy led the Emerging Affluent Client Segment within Citigroup Global Wealth Management from 2005 to 2009. Prior to his career at Merrill Lynch, Andy served in The White House as an aide to the assistant to the President for Economic and Domestic Policy. Andy earned a Bachelor of Science in Economics from Penn State University. He also holds a Master in Public Policy degree from the Harvard Kennedy School. Andy serves on the boards of ReadWorks.org, a non-profit dedicated to ensuring students in our nation’s neediest public schools have literacy skills to compete and succeed in life. Andy also represents Bank of America Merrill Lynch on the Advisory Board of the Stanford University Center on Longevity. Andy was named an Alumni Fellow of Penn State in 2013, and is a member of The Schreyer Honors College External Advisory Board. He is also a member of the Harvard Kennedy School Dean’s Council
Lauren Young ’89, is the Money editor at Reuters.com, where she is developing personal finance, wealth management and investing coverage for professional and consumer audiences. She previously worked at BusinessWeek from 2003 to 2009, covering all aspects of personal finance. Before joining BusinessWeek in 2003, Lauren had a similar beat as a senior writer at SmartMoney. She also covered mutual funds and capital markets for Dow Jones News for three years and was a frequent contributor to The Wall Street Journal. Lauren is a recipient of the Investment Company Institute’s Award for Excellence in Personal Finance Journalism. She also received the Outstanding Young Alumni Award from Penn State’s Department of English. Lauren is a 1989 honors graduate of Penn State. She received her masters in journalism from Northwestern University in 1993. She served as the president of the Medill Club of New York City for six years and was awarded the 2003 Northwestern University Alumni Association Service Award. Young has appeared on every network morning talk show, NPR, BBC, CNN, MSNBC and numerous other media outlets. She serves on the boards of the Deadline Club, Nevus Outreach, Penn State Hillel and the Schreyer Honors College.
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