Welcoming Melissa O’Berg, Chaya Keshavamurthy, and Jessica Scola to the Women’s Money Matters Advisory Group

The WMM Advisory Group is made up of a diverse range of professional experts and provide hands-on strategic guidance and advisement on high-priority initiatives. We are so grateful for the contributions of this robust group and are excited to welcome Melissa, Chaya, and Jessica! 

Melissa O’Berg – Senior Director, Business & Legal Affairs, Brightcove

Melissa is an accomplished in-house attorney with extensive experience providing strategic legal counsel and guiding organizations through complex legal matters. With a strong focus on coaching and mentoring, Melissa is dedicated to fostering a collaborative and inclusive work environment, empowering colleagues to grow both professionally and personally. 

Passionate about advocating for women in the workplace, Melissa actively champions initiatives that promote gender equity, leadership development, and diversity. A strong believer in the importance of financial literacy, Melissa is looking forward to helping drive the value of understanding financial principles to enable people of all backgrounds to make empowered decisions in their lives. 

Chaya Keshavamurthy  – Investment Middle Office Services-Project Management, JPMorganChase

 Chaya has over 16+ years’ experience within the financial services industry and has worked in other corporate firms such as Bank of America Wealth Management and State Street Corporation. Deeply enthusiastic about diversity and inclusion, she is part of the Black Leadership Development (BOLD) at JPM and recently she has been elected to the board of directors at Suzuki School of Newton, a non-profit organization at Newton, MA. 

“I wanted to be part of the WMM advisory group as I believe in the mission and principles that Women’s Money Matters stands for. As a woman who has had to learn to restart my life and financial journey, I understand how important it is for women to be financially independent and confident. WMM has helped so many women gain confidence and accomplish huge goals. I’m really looking forward to joining the group and hopefully bringing some positive impact to the organization!”

Jessica Scola — Financial Advisor at Sound View Financial Advisors, LLC

Jessica serves as a Financial Advisor at Sound View Financial Advisors, LLC. She works with families and individuals to identify and pursue long term financial goals with an emphasis on disciplined comprehensive financial planning. From a young age, Jessica has loved being an educator of financial strategies to help clients enable a more secure future. She has always had a passion for serving others on their financial journey.

Jessica received a B.S. in Finance and Accounting, Cum Laude, from Providence College. She formerly worked at Montis Financial as a Relationship Manager. Jessica also worked as an accountant at Deloitte as well as Friedman, Suvalle & Salomon P.C., both as an auditor and tax accountant. She is in the process of earning her Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) designation, which she expects to earn in 2025. Jessica also worked as an executive at Mary Kay, where she was a highly decorated and accomplished national leader for the company.