Click on the photo to download a larger, print-quality image. As Vice President of Finance & Operations, Simone Frank is responsible for managing the organization's day-to-day business, legal, financial, and administrative operations. Ms. Frank has over 20 years of financial management experience, including banking, investment banking, strategic planning and operating finance. Prior to joining the New America Foundation, Ms. Frank served as chief financial officer for Best Doctors, Inc., as a senior director of finance for Marriott International, and as finance director for various operating divisions of Tricon Global Restaurants and PepsiCo, Inc. In addition, Ms. Frank spent six years in banking as an associate in mergers and acquisitions for Manufacturers Hanover Trust and an assistant vice president for Den Danske Bank. Ms. Frank earned her bachelor's degree in Commerce from the University of Virginia and a master's of business administration from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management.