Janelle Muntz LassondeFormer banker and independent author
Janelle Muntz Lassonde was a catalyst behind Opportunity International’s EduFinance program and has remained an unwavering advocate of its work; she chaired the Schools of Opportunity campaign and was the EduFinance Leadership Chair of the Waymaker campaign. Janelle formerly served as a Director of Credit Risk at UBS and was based in London and Johannesburg, where she led the investment bank’s mining and sub-Saharan Africa portfolios. She is a writer and blogger with articles appearing in Maclean’s, The Good Life France, and her blog, “French Lessons.” She has recently completed a memoir with the working title Roquelune: The House That Taught Me French. Janelle has a BA from Northwestern University, an MBA from the University of Chicago, and a Master’s in Economics from the London School of Economics. She has served as a regular worship musician at churches in London, Johannesburg, Denver, Cannes, and presently in Toronto, where she also acts as a director of The Royal Conservatory of Music.