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This profile appeared earlier this year as part of On Wall Street's Top 40 Under 40. All details are as of Sept. 31, 2017. To see who else made the top 10, please click here.
As a double major in history and philosophy at the University of Michigan, Nicole Christians figured she'd follow in her dad's footsteps and become a lawyer. Or, maybe, pursue her love of playing the cello at music school.
But then, "almost by happenstance," she landed a summer internship at Merrill Lynch that set her on a very different career path. There she met John Kulhavi, a Vietnam War helicopter pilot who became an enduring mentor to Christians, immersing her in all sides of the business.