Miruna Zamfirescu

Founding Angel 
Founding Member, Reporting Officer, VP of Fundraising
Founding Member  Volunteer 
Originally from Bistrita, Miruna earned her BA in Economics from the University of Illinois at Chicago and has built her career in the financial markets as an algorithmic trader/quantitative analyst.
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Founding Member, Reporting Officer, VP of Fundraising

 

 

"We all came here, immigrants, right?

And we were overwhelmed and we wanted a place where we can belong, a place where we can meet people like us, with the same values, same culture, same experiences. I think that's a very powerful reason.

I met people that moved to Chicago, that didn't know anyone. I would love to send them to the Community Center and tell them look, this is what they have, you can meet people there, you can make connections ... You have your own place where you feel like home, you feel like you belong. It's very tough.

When I came here I went to church a lot ... the youth community had tournaments, they had things that they would do toghether. I needed a place to belong. So that was very important to me, that I found this group of young people that were doing things together, that had events together. I think this is one reason that anybody could identify with, anybody. Because we all went through the same hardships." - Miruna Zamfirescu, Chicago, Sep 2021

 

 

Born in Bistrita, a beautiful small town in Transylvania, Miruna moved to Chicago together with her family in 1997. She earned her BA in Economics from the University of Illinois at Chicago and has built her career in the financial markets as an algorithmic trader/quantitative analyst.

Miruna became a volunteer because she believes without a doubt that a small group of passionate, committed people can have a big impact and make a change for the better.

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