Miriam Tejada

Miriam Tejada is the Director of Internal Operations at Lafayette Square. Prior to Lafayette, Miriam was a Senior Manager with Capital One within the Diversified Industries group in Corporate Banking. She monitored portfolio activities, spearheaded regulatory requests and interacted with Internal Audit. Her career in finance began at American Capital, where as Manager of the Investment Committee she provided business intelligence to the company’s Investment Professionals, Senior Management and the Board of Directors. After American Capital, she was an Independent Consultant to companies who needed help developing data implementation strategies.

Miriam holds a Master in Business Administration focused in Business Strategies from Zicklin School of Business, and a Master of Science from New School University in Urban Policy Analysis and Management. She is also a graduate of Daemen College, in Amherst, NY and the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City. Miriam teaches Communications and Soft Skills at the Science and Technology Entry Program(STEP) at Vaughn College.