Christopher Latonnel

Christopher Latonnel

Rutgers University-Newark, Aspen Young Leaders Fellowship

Chris is a senior at Rutgers University-Newark Business School, where he studies Finance and Economics and receives a minor in Social Justice through his scholarship program known as The Honors Living Learning Community. The Honors Living Learning Community is an honorable program that promotes communal learning in order to teach the importance of diversity and inclusion and how to implement it within the workforce and society. He currently works as a Financial Analyst for The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Chief Security Office; as well as a supervisor and treasurer for a non-profit in Newark known as Painting Pictures Incorporated, the treasurer for the HLLC student council and more. Currently, he is finishing up undergrad while taking graduate courses to receive his three degrees in four years instead of five. With his focus on social justice, equality, finances and the fair accessibility of communal knowledge he hopes to utilize his skills and knowledge to be a successful Financial Analyst and one day start an organization to help urban communities like Newark.