Columbia Lioness Quantitative, a pre-professional finance club at Columbia, was founded to address a glaring imbalance in the world of quantitative finance and financial engineering—a field where women make up less than 20% of professionals and an even smaller percentage in leadership roles. Recognizing this disparity, our founders Anna Zueva, Sophia Moore, and Alexandra Delgado envisioned a community where women could gain hands-on experience, develop leadership skills, and form lasting connections in a traditionally male-dominated industry.