Ellen Blackwell is a business process, systems and technologies expert with 15+ years experience in the Financial Services and Technology sectors. Once a licensed Financial Advisor for Paine Webber (now UBS Warburg) and Merrill Lynch, she parlayed her enthusiasm for technology, statistical analysis and the financial markets into a career designing, developing, recommending and managing the implementation of front- and back-office financial systems from Financial Engines, Advent Software, Microsoft, and QlikTech. Ellen graduated from the University of California at Berkeley and is currently employed by the Life Division of Pacific Life, Inc.