ABOUT NNENA

Nnena studied economics at Princeton, then earned her MBA at Columbia. The ultimate trailblazer—she went to Wall Street as one of the first Black women in the industry. But just learning and succeeding alone was never enough. 

Her willingness to go was never limited to her professional life—she went to Thailand for yoga and surfing retreats and Florida to take tennis lessons. She went to the river to row on cold mornings at Groton. Most importantly, Nnena went out of her way to encourage other traditionally marginalized colleagues and friends fulfill their dreams. She encouraged everyone around her with the same two words: “go ahead”. 

She could confidently tell us to go ahead, because she went ahead. She set the bar high. And in the midst of a fruitful season of her life, Nnena has surprised us all by going ahead.