Elin Minasi O’Brien ’10TCB, ’14J.D.

Elin Minasi O’Brien is Executive Director, Senior Structuring Officer for the Unified Global Alternatives business of UBS, the multinational investment bank and financial services firm.

As part of UBS’ investment team, she is responsible for the structuring, due diligence, and deal negotiations of hedge fund portfolios and investments. She also leads volunteer efforts within her business unit, including hands-on service projects and fund-raising initiatives that draw upon the Vincentian values she embraced at St. John’s.

Elin first attended St. John's as an undergraduate in The Peter J. Tobin College of Business where she majored in Finance. She later earned her law degree from St. John’s School of Law while working full time in the University’s Office of Advancement and Office of the President. Additionally, she was a member of the Women's Law Society and served as Vice President of the Evening Students Association.

“I was the recipient of a great education, both in undergrad and law school,” Ms. Minasi O’Brien said. "Service to the community was just embedded in the curriculum. This translates to several service-learning opportunities we now do as a work team and family.”