Give to Gain: Advancing Women--Opening Doors

Hui-Chien Chang, CFA

Asst. Treasurer, Head of Trading & Investment, Google

Hui-Chien Chang joined Google in 2008 and has over 20 years of treasury and investment experience. She is presently the Assistant Treasurer, Head of Trading and Investments, responsible for Alphabet’s over +$100 bn investment portfolio, all global liquidity management strategies, and FX and commodity hedging program. Her broader experience includes Capital Markets, Cash Management, Capital Structure, Risk Management, 401k retirement plan, and Treasury Systems transformation. Hui-Chien has built and developed diverse teams in the US and Europe, represents Alphabet with external portfolio managers, bankers and custodians and regularly presents to the Audit Committee. She is a highly engaged leader in mentoring junior women in Alphabet and supporting programs to attract and retain women in technology.

Prior to joining Google, Hui-Chien was a Principal and Fixed Income Portfolio Manager at Barclays Global Investors, Assistant Vice President and Portfolio Manager at Mellon Capital Management, and Director of the Fixed Income Research Group of Charles Schwab.

Hui-Chien received her MBA from the University of Washington, an MS in Statistics and Operational Research from the Stern School of Business at New York University, and holds a BA in statistics from Fu-Jen University in Taiwan. She is also a Chartered Financial Analyst charterholder. She is a member of NeuGroup organization (Investment and Women in Treasury), Chartered Finance Analyst and Finance Committee for Bullis Charter School.

Awards and Recognitions:
Hui-Chien is the recipient of awards at Google for employee excellence and leadership and a Founder's award for Treasury Investment Portfolio in 2011. Hui-Chien was recognized by Treasury & Risk magazine as one of the 30 outstanding corporate finance executives under the age of 40 in 2012. Hui-Chien was also the Gold Alexander Hamilton Award Winner in Financial Risk Management for developing a hedging strategy for the mortgage portfolio in 2012. In 2015, Hui-Chien received a second Alexander Hamilton award for developing the Short Term Investment Income Portfolio to reduce the interest rate risk in Google’s investment program.

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Gretchen Flicker, CFA

Trustee, San Jose Police & Fire Retirement Plan

Gretchen Flicker brings 25 years of financial services expertise, including nearly 21 years at Dimensional Fund Advisors, where she served as a senior institutional investment executive. Throughout her career, Ms. Flicker has led business development initiatives, managed key client relationships, established new business lines, and developed customized investment strategies and vehicles. She began her career with positions at Hewitt Investment Group and SEI Corporation. In 2019, Ms. Flicker transitioned from full- time financial services to focus on family and philanthropic leadership.

Ms. Flicker is a passionate advocate for governance and community impact. She currently serves as a Trustee for the San Jose Police & Fire Retirement System and as Director and Board Secretary for Rock the Street, Wall Street, an organization empowering young women through financial literacy. Her previous board service includes an 11-year tenure on the Saint Mary's College Board of Trustees (2011–2022), where she served as Treasurer, Vice Chair, and ultimately Board Chair. She also served as Director and Board Secretary for The Friends of Avila Pier.

Ms. Flicker holds an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business with concentrations in Finance and International Business, an additional MBA from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, and a BA in Mathematics and Business Administration from Saint Mary's College (IN).

 

                 

Roz Hongsaranagon

Portfolio Manager, Capital Group

Roz Hongsaranagon is an equity portfolio manager at Capital Group. She has 23 years of investment industry experience, all with Capital Group. Earlier in her career at Capital, as an equity investment analyst, she covered ASEAN as a small- and mid-cap generalist. Roz began her career at Capital as a participant in The Associates Program, a two-year series of work assignments in various areas of the organization. She holds a bachelor’s degree in international relations and economic  from Brown University graduating magna cum laude. Roz is based in San Francisco.

 

Cinthia Murphy

Director of Research, VettaFi

Cinthia Murphy is the Director of Research at VettaFi, specializing in ETFs. Prior to joining the firm, Cinthia was Head of Research at Tidal Financial Group, following over a decade at ETF.com, where she was a lead financial journalist and editor covering the ETF market. Cinthia's career also includes time at the Chicago Board of Trade, where she covered commodities futures markets from the trading floor, as well as time covering the Brazilian equity market.