Young Leadership Award to Solita Marcelli in New York

The award, given to professional and philanthropist leaders, was presented to Solita Marçelli during UJA's Wall Street Dinner on December 6th, to which a thousand of New York's prominent business people and philanthropists attended.

Solita Marçelli, who is working as the Chief Investment Officer (CIO) in one of the world's leading finance and investment companies, USB Americas, is responsible for bringing together market and investment insights to optimize the effect for USB Americas clients with a total asset of over 1.8 trillion USD.

Also a member of the Global Investment Committee and recognized as one of the opinion leaders of the industry, Marçelli has been acting as the co-president of the committee that strives for the safety of the community she's living in and to build a bridge with other communities, through her works against anti-Semitism. Born in Istanbul, in 1978, Solita Marçelli is married and has a child.

UJA-Federation of New York is the biggest local charity in the world. UJA helps 4.5 million people every year in the United States and around the world.

As Solita Marçelli is making her speech - UJA-Federation of New York @UJAfedNY

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