Misha Putnam
Leslie Olma is a financial services professional with expertise in
Treasury Management, Payments and Operations. She is a
transformational leader whose work has changed landscapes across
the financial services industry and readied organizations and their
clients for next level growth and scalability. Her experience at
organizations both large and small has given her unique insight into
business needs at various stages of development. She has worked for
community and start-up organizations as well as three Fortune 500
Companies: JPMorgan, Associated Bank and Capital One.
Leslie holds an MBA with a focus in Public Administration from Keller Graduate School of
Management, an undergraduate degree in Political Science from Barat College of DePaul University, and a certificate in Corporate Governance from the Wharton School of Business. She is currently matriculating a Juris Master degree with Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University.
As a former exchange student to Germany through the Congress-Bundestag Scholarship Program and Youth for Understanding, she has advocated for student exchange as a YFU volunteer and ambassador for the last two decades. In 2020, she co-founded a scholarship fund in partnership with YFU. Passport to Equity is a needs-based scholarship fund for American high school students to study abroad in over 50 different countries. Its purpose is to provide equity and accessibility to economically disadvantaged youth and to diversify the pool of students representing the United States abroad
Trustee
Misha Putnam is a consultant at Boston Consulting Group (BCG) supporting clients across North America and Europe in industries ranging from consumer and retail, financial services, industrial goods, and education. Prior to her current role, she spent time at Goldman Sachs in investment management.
Being a YFU alumna to Sweden, Misha has fostered a love and passion for YFU and the transformative power of international student exchange. Misha has volunteered with YFU since a young age, not only as a host family but also as a Campus Ambassador, pre-departure / on-arrival orientation team lead, and intern. She has volunteered with both YFU USA and partner organizations across Sweden, the Netherlands, and Norway.
Misha is currently an MBA candidate at the Wharton School. She holds a bachelor's of science from Brigham Young University in Accounting with a minor in Scandinavian Studies.