My name is Sonal, and I am an associate
in the Corporate and Investment Bank.
I am a part of the Credit Risk Team.
My department undertakes annual reviews,
monitoring clients that the bank has lent out to.
Just to make sure that we, as an organization,
are still comfortable with that lending.
I have been with the same department
for the last five years,
but just because you are working in the same department
doesn't mean you are doing the same role.
I worked with the Diversified Team,
the Telecom Media and Technology Team,
and I'm leading the Real Estate and the Transportation Team.
This is not all just luck.
I had a conversation with my manager about how I would
like more responsibilities to manage a team.
I think you have done a fantastic job last time,
the campus presentation.
Thank you.
My manager said that you need to be
the absolute best at what you do.
And if you do that, then we will make sure that you achieve
what you want to achieve.
And that's what I did.
From a young age, my true passion has been dancing.
As soon as music plays, my feet start tapping.
I am a trained classical dancer.
Every single weekend, I spend about three or four hours,
just dancing the Bharatanatyam,
which is an Indian classical dance.
It's not to everyone's taste, but to me it is pure honey.
I know that I am just one small part of the organization,
and my contribution might be a drop in the ocean,
but that drop is important.
I matter.
I'm an essential part of this organization.
My managers convinced me of that.
The people around me convinced me of that.
The work that I do convinces me of that.
I matter to J.P. Morgan as much as J.P. Morgan matters to me.