OPRF finance committee gets new advisor
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An experienced finance professional with expertise in startup investing has been appointed to the Oak Park and River Forest High School Community Finance Committee. On Oct. 8 the OPRF District 200 Board of Education unanimously approved the appointment of Rumi Morales to fill the vacancy on the CFC that was created when long-time CFC member Greg Kolar resigned to spend more time with his family as a new father. The CFC was created in 2021 and is an advisory committee to the school board on financial matters. Morales, who has lived in Oak Park for 11 years, is a partner in the London-based firm Outlier Partners which invests in early stage technology companies. Previously she has worked for the CME and Goldman Sachs. Morales earned a bachelor’s degree from Wellesley College, where she majored in political science and Japanese Studies, and earned an MBA from New York University. “I do think I bring a perspective around long-term planning, around very thoughtful risk manageme