Principal Trainer

For nearly two decades, Cara has been training employees at many of the world’s largest investment banks, hedge funds, commercial banks, and U.S. government agencies. Most recently, Cara has taught classes for the following corporations: Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan Chase, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Department of Treasury, Barclays, Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Citi, Bank of China, Nomura, Instinet, Fidelity, AMEX, Pinebridge, Wells Fargo, Lazard, and Prudential, among others.

Cara is a professor of finance and risk management at Queens College, City University of New York. She is also currently serving as Director of the Graduate Program in Risk Management. Cara has been a pioneer of hybrid and online learning within Queens College. 

Cara delivers courses primarily in the following areas: various levels of Microsoft Excel, Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), financial modelling, Python, corporate finance, risk management, risk measurement, and portfolio management. Cara prides herself on her ability to break down complex topics  in a clear and concise manner.  She has impeccable teaching evaluations year after year.

Prior to academia, Cara worked in a variety of roles for Merrill Lynch and for a financial engineering firm. She is a published author, having written journal articles and a book titled, Financial Engineering: The Evolution of a Profession, which helps bridge the gap between theory and practical application.