HIGH WATER WOMEN
Leadership of the Young Women's Council
The Young Women's Council mission is to recruit into High Water Women young women who are passionate about philanthropy. The YWC plans events (intellectual, cultural, social and service-oriented) that would appeal to a younger generation of professional women. Their plan is to introduce more women to HWW volunteer opportunities and cultivate the future leadership of our organization.
Alex Higbee
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Alex Higbee
JP Morgan Private Bank, Young Women's Council, High Water Women —
Megan Roberts
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Megan Roberts
Associate, Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners, Young Women's Council, High Water Women — Megan Roberts is an Associate at Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners, an infrastructure-focused private equity firm based in New York City. In this role, Megan is responsible for evaluating investment opportunities as well as monitoring the fund’s portfolio companies. Prior to joining Stonepeak, Megan was an analyst in the Mergers & Acquisitions Investment Banking Group at Citi where she advised clients on transactions across various industries including industrials, consumer & retail and media. Megan holds a Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, in Economics and French Cultural Studies from Wellesley. She is excited to join High Water Women’s Young Women’s Council and to contribute meaningfully to the organization’s mission.
Catherine Wright
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Catherine Wright
Analyst, Gartland and Mellina Group, Young Women's Council, High Water Women — Catherine Wright is an analyst in the Financial Services Strategy & Solutions practice at Gartland and Mellina Group (GMG), a boutique management consulting firm that specializes in the financial services industry. In her role, she supports a team that both strategically advises and executes projects to achieve the client’s target operating model. Prior to GMG, Catherine was an Associate Financial Analyst on the Business Planning team at Moody’s Corporation where she assisted in managing the global business workflow for Moody’s sovereign line of business and operations in Canada and Latin America. Catherine earned her B.S. in Finance with a concentration in Marketing from Lehigh University. Outside of work, Catherine is a member of the Women’s Bond Club of New York and a councilwoman on the Young Women’s Council of High Water Women. Given her strong belief in the mission, Catherine is thrilled to support the Board of Directors of High Water Women with its operations and fundraising.
Aimee Xu
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Aimee Xu
Associate, Goode Partners, Young Women's Council, High Water Women — Aimee Xu is an associate at Goode Partners, a consumer-focused private equity fund based in New York City. In this role, Aimee is responsible for evaluating investment opportunities in the retail, restaurant and branded consumer product sectors and monitoring the fund’s restaurant portfolio companies. Prior to Goode, Aimee was an analyst in the Consumer & Retail Investment Banking Group at J.P. Morgan where she advised clients on mergers and acquisition and raised debt and equity funding. Aimee earned her B.S. in Business Administration with a concentration in finance from the Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill. She is excited to join High Water Women’s Young Women’s Council and to contribute meaningfully to the organization’s mission.
Jacklyn Young
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Jacklyn Young
Audit Manager, KPMG, Young Women's Council, High Water Women — Jacklyn Young is an audit manager at KPMG in the financial services division. She specializes in the private equity and alternative investment management space. At KPMG, she is a National Instructor for firm-wide trainings and is also involved in recruiting. Jacklyn earned her B.S. in Accounting from Creighton University. She is excited to be part of High Water Women’s Young Women’s Council and aid the organization in pursuing its mission.