Shanan Terale

Founder

Shanan Terale completed her bachelor’s degree in Economics and Latino Studies at Columbia University. She spent several years at FactSet Research Systems and was promoted multiple times and she managed a team and 3 of the top 10 sell-side accounts. Shanan graduated from Northwestern University with a dual degree: an MBA from Kellogg School of Management and J.D. from Pritzker School of Law. While there she worked at a family office that specializes in healthcare, JVC Investment Partners. Shanan has practiced law at Cahill, Gordon & Reindel LLP, Ropes & Gray LLP and Kirkland & Ellis LLP specializing in Restructuring, Special Situations and General Corporate which includes debt finance, capital markets and M&A practice. Shanan sits on the board of directors for NAMI Metro Suburban, which is based in western Chicago and the nearby suburbs. NAMI is a trailblazer in the mental health advocacy and recovery space. Shanan chairs the Governance committee and serves as a member on its finance committee. Along the way, she started helping ambitious professionals who are the first high-earners in their families create their dream lives while working on her own. She knows the challenges and opportunities that come with being a first-generation high-earner and she created PEARLFECTIONIST(A) to increase her impact.