Christina started her career at First Republic Bank, where she spent eight years “climbing the corporate ladder” in the private bank and commercial lending divisions, and became one of the youngest directors at age 25 – recruiting, training and mentoring nationwide teams with upwards of thirty direct reports. She directly worked with high net worth clients, including private equity and venture capital firms.
In 2016, Christina followed her passion for travel and embarked on a year-long, solo journey around the world. Upon returning home from traveling, California had just voted to legalize cannabis and Christina dove in, fueled by her passion for plants as a natural alternative medicine. She strategically chose to work with companies that offer science-based and medically-focused products. Christina worked tirelessly in the regulated California cannabis industry and is now collaborating in the re-emergence of psychedelics-assisted therapy, research and education. Today, Christina is the first finance & operations manager at UC Berkeley’s Center for the Science of Psychedelics.
Christina is dedicated to volunteering with organizations that improve the lives of people with disabilities, as her sister, Brittany has Down syndrome.
Christina holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from Babson College, where she concentrated in Economics and Strategic Management and excelled to graduate in the top 10% of her class.