Kelly Gardner is a member of the Mercury Capital Operations and Administration team where she is responsible for various projects relating to different areas of the firm. Prior to Mercury, Kelly served in a similar capacity at Nomura Securities and at Citadel Alternative Asset Management. Ms. Gardner began her career at Bear Stearns where she was a Vice President in the Institutional Equities division and championed various roles such as Autex/ Fix Messaging Specialist, Trading Assistant, and Administrative Manager. She has over nineteen years of professional experience in the financial services industry and holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Advertising and Marketing Communications from Baruch College – Zicklin School of Business.