Kelly Gardner is a member of the Mercury Capital Financial Operations and Administration team where she is responsible for various finance, compliance, and business administration functions.  Prior to Mercury, Kelly served as an Office Administrator 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 twenty 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.