Chern Ron Ong (he/him) is a Fixed Income Product Specialist at Capital Group. Despite his joyful demeanor and infectious smile, his journey is marked by stigma and rebuffs. A polytechnic student with a dream to pursue a finance degree, he was discouraged by a university counselor due to his sexuality.

Today, Ron shares his journey going against conventional 'finance bro' standards to work in high finance on his own terms.

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⏰ Timecodes

(0:15) - College Counselor Said I Can't Do Finance Because I'm Gay

(3:21) - Stigma on Going to a Polytechnic

(7:55) - Regrets About Pursuing a UK Masters

(9:41) - Deciding I Don't Want to Be a Manager

(11:02) - Accidentally Proving the Counselor Right

(11:37) - I Came Out in a Goldman Sachs Interview

(13:28) - Why Queer People Are The Top Talent

(15:58) - Partying with My Manager Made Me (Nearly) Quit

(19:50) - Giving Yourself Grace to Stay Closeted

(21:30) - Day 1 Advice

(23:40) - Did I Reach My Fullest Potential?

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