Elsie E. Ewing-Mitchell*, MBA

My path into financial services began in a laboratory. After completing my doctoral work in Biochemistry at the University of Toronto, I spent years as a research scientist before making a career change into financial services in 1982 with AXA Financial Partners. The precision and analytical discipline of scientific work translated well into this profession, and helping real people build toward their financial goals drew me in fully.

Through my time with AXA and then with New England, I built my practice and moved into agency development. There, I became the first minority woman to serve as General Agent in New England's history, a history that extends back to 1835. That role reinforced a belief I had already developed: developing the professionals who serve clients is just as important as serving clients directly. Training and mentoring new financial services professionals has been a consistent part of my work ever since.

The Moody Street Group was built on a premise I was glad to help establish. Clients in the Greater Boston area deserve the kind of attentive, personal service that a focused, community-rooted firm can provide, and I was instrumental in forming this firm to do exactly that. I serve as Managing Partner today.

I live in Marlborough, Massachusetts, with my husband, Derek.

• PhD, Biochemistry, University of Toronto
• MBA, Finance