CME Group Foundation 2020-21 Scholars

CME Group Foundation

2020-21 Scholars

Schools 14

0 Loyola University Illinois Institute of DePaul University University of Illinois Stevens Institute of Northern Illinois Saint Xavier University of Illinois Chicago Technology at Chicago Technology University University at Urbana- Champaign

Year in School 18

12 39% 10 Female 8 61%

6 Male

0 Sophomore Junior Senior Master's

CME GROUP PUBLIC © 2020 CME Group. All rights reserved. 4 Jada Aduda is a junior at Loyola Jazmin Ayala is a senior at the University Chicago majoring in University of Illinois at Urbana- Finance. She grew up in Brooklyn Champaign majoring in Park, MN and graduated from Osseo Finance. She grew up in the Senior High School. Her interests Southwest Side of Chicago and include traveling and volunteering in her community. Her career goal is to graduated from Curie High become an investment banker and School. Her interests include create a non-profit organization for hiking, swimming, and disadvantaged communities to get traveling. Her career goal is to exposure to opportunities within the become a financial advisor. financial services industry.

Saira Bano is a senior at Loyola Anthony Bañuelos is a third-year at University Chicago double majoring Illinois Institute of Technology in Information Technology and majoring in Cyber Security and Software Engineering. She grew up Computer Engineering. He grew up in Chicago, Illinois and graduated in Chicago and graduated from from Stephen Tyng Mather High Lincoln Park High School. His School. Her interests include basketball, business, music, interests include baseball, eSports, programming, traveling, and photography, and coding. His career technology. Her career goal is to goal is to be part of a cyber defense become a data scientist. team.

CME GROUP PUBLIC © 2020 CME Group. All rights reserved. George Campau is a senior at Francisco Chavez is a second- Loyola University Chicago year undergraduate at Illinois majoring in Finance and Institute of Technology majoring Economics. He grew up in in Computer Science. He grew up Jackson, Michigan, and in Joliet, Illinois and graduated graduated from Jackson High from Joliet Central High School. School. His interests include Francisco’s interests include skiing, and violin. His career making vision tracking goal is to create innovative and programs, reading trivia, and lasting business solutions that fishing. His career goal is to accelerate the transition to a develop artificial intelligence clean energy electric grid. software.

Maria Contreras is a senior Beemnet Desta is a at Stevens Institute of sophomore at DePaul Technology majoring in University majoring in Mathematics with a minor in Computer Science. She grew Finance. She grew up in up in Ethiopia and graduated Union City, New Jersey and from School of Tomorrow High graduated from Union City School. Her interests include High School. Her interests volunteer work and include traveling, music, and community service. Her soccer. Her career goal is to career goal is software become a business analyst. programming.

CME GROUP PUBLIC © 2020 CME Group. All rights reserved. Jose Hernandez is a senior at Sanaa Hill is a sophomore at Loyola Loyola University Chicago University Chicago majoring in majoring in Computer Business Finance. She grew up in Science. He grew up in Racine, Wisconsin, and graduated from Waukegan and graduated from Walden III High School. Her interests Waukegan Brookside High include the Loyola Afrodescent dance School. His interests include team, Black Cultural Center, and Loyola exploring new technology, University Chicago Empowering graphic design, and going to the Sisterhood (LUCES) program. Her gym. His career goal is to work career goal is to create a more inclusive for a well-known tech corporation business market to expand the industry then eventually start his own web for women of color. development company.

Scholastique Iradukunda is a Armani LeSure is a junior at senior at Loyola University Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago majoring in Finance. majoring in Information She grew up in Kigali, Technology and Management. Rwanda and graduated from He grew up in Chicago and St. Lawrence Schools in graduated from Lindblom MSA Kampala, Uganda. Her High School. His interests interests include poetry, include gaming and music. reading, and writing. Her Armani hopes to become an career goal is to work in Information Technology technology consulting. Manager.

CME GROUP PUBLIC © 2020 CME Group. All rights reserved. Estefania Lopez is a fourth-year Hugo Lopez is a junior at University at the Illinois Institute of of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) majoring Technology majoring in Computer in Finance with a minor in Science. She grew up in Chicago Entrepreneurship. He grew up in and graduated from Lane Tech Chicago, Illinois and graduated from High School. Her interests Lane Tech High School. His include running, sewing and interests include working on cars, traveling. Her career goal is to working out, and advising/helping become an app developer and people/business. His career goal is continue her efforts in broadening to help companies build successful businesses through proper financial CS education. management. Jason Malonga is a senior at Nathan Lorenzo is a senior DePaul University majoring in at DePaul University Finance. He grew up in majoring in Network Bolingbrook, Illinois and went to Engineering and Security. He Benet Academy. His interests grew up in Jefferson Park include being a member of and graduated from St. DePaul's Men's Basketball Patrick High School. His Team, traveling, and learning interests include computing, about finance. His career goal hiking, and reading. His is to have an impactful career career goal is to become a in the financial services network engineer. industry.

CME GROUP PUBLIC © 2020 CME Group. All rights reserved. Brooke Marshall is a senior at Paige Morton is a junior at Loyola Northern Illinois University University Chicago majoring in majoring in Computer Science. Mathematics. She grew up in She grew up in Aurora, IL and Carol Stream, Illinois and graduated from Oswego East graduated from Glenbard North High School. Her interests are High School. Her interests music, participating in Loyola’s include mobile and game Black Cultural Center and African development and reading. Her Student Alliance, and fighting career goal is to become a against social injustices. Her software engineer in the career goals are a career in finance/banking industry. finance and as an actuary.

Patrick Mullen is a senior at Alex Negrón is a third-year student Loyola University Chicago at the Illinois Institute of majoring in Finance. He grew up Technology double-majoring in in River Forest, Illinois and Applied mathematics and graduated from Oak Park River Statistics. He grew up in Buffalo, Forest High School. His interests New York and graduated from St. include running, fishing and Francis High School. His interests basketball and he is the portfolio include writing and mathematics. manager for Loyola's investment His career goal is to discover new fund. His career goal is private applications of probabilistic tools to equity. areas such as quantitative finance and artificial intelligence.

CME GROUP PUBLIC © 2020 CME Group. All rights reserved. David Ngige is a senior at Illinois Ariel Nudman is a sophomore at Institute of Technology majoring Loyola University Chicago majoring in Computer Science. He grew in Finance and Economics. He grew up in the Woodlawn area of up in Shanghai, China and later Chicago and graduated from moved to Chicago, Illinois. He Kenwood Academy High School. graduated from Ida Crown Jewish His interests include trading Academy High School. His interests cryptocurrencies, listening to include water sports, running, and podcasts, and audiobooks. His investing in stocks. His goal is to career goal is to become a work as a financial manager or software engineer. analyst and to one day become a CFO.

Jessica Oliveros is a junior at Julian Pacheco is a junior at the DePaul University majoring in University of Illinois at Chicago Computer Science. She grew majoring in Finance. He grew up in up in Hegwisch and graduated Chicago, Illinois and graduated from from Downers Grove North. Jones College Prep High School. His Her interests include learning interests include playing sports, new programming languages listening to comedy and business and tutoring. Her career goal podcasts, and spending time with is to be a software engineer. friends and family. His career goal is to become a financial analyst and make an impact in the corporate finance industry.

CME GROUP PUBLIC © 2020 CME Group. All rights reserved. Zion Powell is a junior at Saint Hernan Razo is a senior at the Xavier University majoring in Illinois Institute of Technology Computer Science. He grew up majoring in Computer Science. in Harvey, IL, and graduated He grew up in Rogers Park on from Thornton Township High the north side of Chicago and School. Zion’s interests including graduated from the Chicago teaching computer science at his Math and Science Academy. local library, chess, coding and His interests include cycling, baking. His career goal is to programming, and playing his create a global school to teach saxophone. His career goal is financial literacy and computer to become a data scientist. science to low-income students.

Uriel Reyes Vazquez is a senior at Noelle Robinson is a sophomore Loyola University Chicago at the University of Illinois at majoring in Finance. He was Chicago, double majoring in raised in Omaha, Nebraska and Finance and Information Decision graduated from Omaha South Sciences. She grew up in Chicago High School. He is involved with and graduated from Mizzou the Mexican American Student Academy High School. Her Association as Treasurer. His interests include tutoring her peers career goal is to go into the and teaching personal finance to young adults. Her career goal is to finance industry, specifically in the use information and data to areas of business consulting, improve business processes in the financial consulting, investment financial services industry. banking, or real estate.

CME GROUP PUBLIC © 2020 CME Group. All rights reserved. Thomas Rueben Rocha is a junior Carlos Rodriguez is a fourth-year at University of Illinois at Chicago, at Illinois Institute of Technology majoring in Finance and minoring majoring in Computer Science. He in Economics. He grew up in grew up in Chicago and graduated Romeoville, IL and graduated from Westinghouse College Prep. from Romeoville High School. His interests include civic Thomas’s interests include engagement and diversity and running, reading, adventuring, inclusion in tech. His career goal is and he wants to become a hedge software engineering. fund manager.

Tyson Thomas is a senior at Lee Ann Thompson is a second- Loyola University Chicago year graduate student at Stevens majoring in Finance. He grew up Institute of Technology majoring in Plano, Texas and graduated in Financial Engineering. She grew up in Trinidad & Tobago and from Plano Senior High School. New York and graduated from His interests include music, Bishop Anstey High School East. contributing to Black spaces on Her interests include watching campus, intramural sports, reality television, evening runs painting, volunteering, and video and reading about the financial games. His career goal is to markets. Her career goal is to become a tax attorney. become a Chief Risk Officer.

CME GROUP PUBLIC © 2020 CME Group. All rights reserved. Gladys Toledo-Rodriguez is a Marco Aurelio Useche is a junior at third-year at Illinois Institute of Loyola University Technology majoring in Chicago majoring in Supply Chain Computer Science. She grew Management. He grew up in up in Chicago and graduated Orlando, FL and graduated from from Lane Technical College Freedom High School. His Prep. Her interests include interests include politics, sports, cooking, teaching, and learning business interests. His career goal new programs, from languages is to be CEO of a large to software. Her career goal is corporation, mainly in the food and to become a software engineer. beverage industry.

Benny Vazquez-Elvir is a third- Daniel Velarde is a junior at year at Illinois Institute of Loyola University Chicago Technology majoring in majoring in Finance. He grew Computer Science. He grew up in up in Carterville, Illinois and Chicago and graduated from graduated from Carterville Lane Technical High School. His High School. His interests interests include coding competitions, video games, and include investing, music, film, making side projects such as fishing, and hunting. His bots and websites. His career career goal is to open his goal is to use computer science own financial management to make revolutionary technology. firm.