Danielle Coutinho

As an undergraduate student at Dartmouth College, Danielle Coutinho completed rigorous coursework for a double major in Economics and Latin American, Latino, and Caribbean Studies and a minor in Portuguese. Her coursework in these disciplines focused on race and ethnicity, corporate finance, micro- and macroeconomics, the politics of ethnography, indigenous nationalism, and immigration. Passionate about obtaining education and work experience in other cultures, Danielle Coutinho completed summer studies in 2005 at the Universidade Técnica de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão. During her time abroad, Danielle Coutinho also obtained an internship with the Banco Comércio Português Investimento in which she applied the knowledge she had gained in the classroom. In this capacity, she analyzed completed trades, researched potential affiliates’ financial profiles, and evaluated mobile banking operations to determine possible improvements. After returning to the U.S., Danielle Coutinho continued to translate her education into professional positions. As an Economics Research Assistant within Dartmouth’s economics department, she studied the changes in regional curriculum in the wake of the No Child Left Behind Act. Passionate about encouraging multiculturalism on campus, Danielle Coutinho reactivated the group MOSAIC (Multi-Racial Discussion Organization & Support System for Multi-Racial Students) and sat at the helm of weekly meetings; she also acted as the Latino Representative on Dartmouth’s Inter-Community Council. Danielle Coutinho graduated from Cardinal Mooney Catholic High School in Sarasota, Florida, where she earned a cumulative 4.52 GPA and was named the class valedictorian. As a high school student, Danielle Coutinho exhibited a committed to community service as President and Chairman of the Southwest Florida Chapter of the American Red Cross Youth Corps . As head of multiple hurricane relief efforts, she also executed fundraising efforts that benefited families affected by the Iraq war. Today, Danielle Coutinho resides in New York City and works in communications within the financial services industry.