Heather Lu-Lasky, CFA, is the Founder & CEO of ChampAmerica Inc., a New York-based Career & Workforce Development and Management Consulting firm.
Heather believes that the skills of a nation’s workforce are vital to its competitiveness. Inspired by this, she founded ChampAmerica with the purpose of equipping students with skills, connecting employers with talent, linking non-profits with partners, and providing government agencies with sustainable prospects for the future.
Heather spent her career in various Risk & Control-related roles at Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, and Barclays. Since 2016, Heather and her team have been assisting students and job seekers with coaching, career development, and training. She is a passionate advocate of strategic career self-management: increase self-awareness, develop critically important competencies, and identify optimal career growth. The tremendous expansion in the Cyber industry will offer opportunities for those looking to build meaningful careers in the next decade & beyond.