Jennifer Allyn
Diversity, Strategy Leader, PwC
Jennifer Allyn is a Managing Director in the Office of Diversity for the US Firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. She is responsible for designing strategies to retain, develop, and advance diverse professionals at the firm. Ms. Allyn also serves on PwC's global diversity council, which drives alignment among member firms across territories.
Ms. Allyn is a recognized D&I subject matter expert and has been widely quoted in the media including
The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Washington Post
, and Forbes.com. Jennifer hosts
Pursuit of Happiness
a PwC podcast exploring how people juggle work and everything else. Among her many accomplishments, Jennifer spearheaded PwC's enhanced parental leave policy and launched
Full Circle
, a program assisting parents who want to "on-ramp" after taking extended time off from work. She was instrumental in developing the firm's first PwC Talks interview with Sheryl Sandberg and is a featured expert on Leanln.org discussing Communicating with Confidence.
In 2017, PwC launched CEO Action the largest CEO-driven business commitment to advance diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
Prior to joining PwC, Jennifer was a senior consultant at Catalyst where she advised a diverse group of Fortune 500 clients, among them PwC. She is a recipient of the 2016 Ted Childs Life Work Excellence Award from Working Mother Media, the Diversity Champion Award from the American Conference on Diversity, and the 2008 Crossing Borders Award from The Feminist Press. From 2007-2009, Jennifer served on the Executive Committee of the Women's Leadership Board at the Harvard Kennedy School and is currently a member of Barnard's Athena Leadership Council. Ms.Allyn is a graduate of Brown University and earned her Masters' in Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School.
Melissa Amler
Director, UBS Hedge Fund Solutions
Melissa Amler is a Portfolio Specialist in the Portfolio Specialists Group at UBS Hedge Fund Solutions (HFS), a division of UBS Asset Management. Melissa is primarily responsible for portfolio management support on strategic client relationships, which span the US, Japan and the Middle East. Melissa also provides strategic direction and investment content for the business' global credit capabilities. She also serves as a strategic liaison between HFS and Asset Management Americas. More recently, Melissa is facilitating the integration of sustainable investing for HFS clients, and is helping to drive partnership between Asset Management clients and the UBS Optimus Foundation, expanding philanthropic services for clients.
Melissa has served on the UBS Leadership Council for 100 Women in Finance since 2015, and in that capacity has supported events and initiatives, including industry education and Next Gen. She is also a member of All Bar None, UBS' internal network committed to promoting the professional development of women at the firm.
Prior to joining UBS in 2013, Melissa was a graduate student at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs, where she earned her Master's in International Finance & Economic Policy. Melissa also holds a Bachelor of Philosophy from the University of Pittsburgh, where she graduated summa cum laude.
In addition to spending time with her friends and family, Melissa enjoys knitting, hiking and rock climbing.
Milca Beltre
Senior VP/Global Tax Director, AllianceBernstein
Milca is the Global Tax Director at AllianceBernstein in New York, a leading investment management and research firm that focuses on servicing institutional, high-net-worth and retail investors through a unique combination of expertise, research and global reach.
Since joining AB, Milca has concentrated on the implementation of tax legislative initiatives such as The Tax Cuts & Jobs Act, as well as directing the Firm’s tax affairs in the areas of tax planning and tax regulatory matters. Milca manages a global multinational team of tax professionals in the areas of tax compliance, accounting for income taxes, transfer pricing, tax internal controls, as well as the organization's tax policies and procedures.
Milca has over 18 years of tax experience in the financial services industry. During her tenure, she has focus on highly specialized industry tax matters across a wide range of sectors, including: asset management, banking capital markets, broker-dealers, investment banks, investment partnerships (PTPs/MLPs), insurance, and special purpose financial vehicles such as private equity funds, hedge funds, and venture capital.
Turia Lahlou
Principal, KKR Credit
Turia Lahlou (New York) joined KKR in 2013 and is a Principal in KKR Credit, focusing on both private debt origination and capital markets solutions for financial sponsors and corporate clients. Prior to her current role, Ms. Lahlou was a member of the KKR Credit strategy team and prior to that focused on new product development within the Hedge Funds business. She began her career at a management consulting firm, Orion Consultants. Ms. Lahlou holds a B.A. degree in Government from Dartmouth College.
Elizabeth Diep
Partner, PwC
Liz is a Partner with PwC’s Asset Management practice in New York, specializing in Alternative Investments. She is a recognized leader with a 18 year track record serving many of the firm’s most complex alternative investment clients. Liz has significant knowledge of auditing under US GAAS, accounting under US GAAP and regulatory issues relating to private equity, hedge funds and fund-of funds. Liz is a frequent instructor on accounting issues affecting the alternative investments industry. Liz earned her undergraduate degree in Accounting with a minor in Latin American Studies from Pace University. Liz is a Certified Public Accountant licensed in New York and Connecticut. She is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the New York State Society of CPA’s.
