Zoe Lay | zl372921@ohio.edu | LinkedIn
“There are plenty of difficult obstacles in your path. Don’t allow yourself to become one of them.”
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Zoe is a junior at Ohio University and is currently serving as the Vice President of the Student Equity Management Group. She is from Toledo, Ohio, and came to OU to study finance and business analytics. Zoe joined OUSEMG during her fall semester of freshman year and has since developed strong and lasting bonds with those she has met in the organization and grown her personal and professional skills. She has thoroughly enjoyed learning about how to effectively research equity securities, manage an investment portfolio for a client, build her network by fostering relationships with alumni, and more. OUSEMG has created the opportunity for her to step out of her comfort zone and broaden her understanding of the markets.
Aside from the Student Equity Management Group, Zoe has gotten heavily involved in the Association of Women in Finance at OU, where she has held various positions on the Executive Board since the second semester of college. She values being a part of and leading a close-knit group of young women interested in the finance field, as well as supporting members in reaching their goals and dreams. Zoe is also an active member of the Wandell Leadership Fellows program, through which she scrutinizes her unique leadership style to become more self-aware and able to positively contribute to teams. Through this program, she also engages with seasoned executives within the business world and commits to digesting and applying the curriculum that is taught each week.
Her interests and hobbies include plant-based cooking, vegan baking, playing pool, taking F45 classes, and spending time outdoors. She is driven by leveraging the resources available to her at Ohio University to ensure her college career is full of learning, growth, and relationship-building. She values helping others and identifying how she can play a part in their academic and professional journeys, whether that be connecting them with an internship opportunity or being available to talk when things get tough. Zoe looks forward to beginning her internship with JPMorgan Chase within the bank’s Middle Market Banking division in Chicago, IL. She hopes to expand her knowledge of treasury, banking, and credit, as well as build connections with executives at the firm!