Ilona has worked in finance on Wall Street and Silicon Valley. She received her bachelor’s degree from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, and her MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Born in Havana, Cuba, she immigrated with her parents to the United States at the age of 5, and grew up in Louisville, Kentucky. In her free time, she hosts "Money Memories," a podcast that’s on a mission to make money conversations less taboo, one memory at a time. You can find the show wherever you listen to podcasts, and at www.moneymemoriespodcast.com.