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➼ Allison Genevieve Berkowitz ➼ Born to an upper class Jewish-American family in Ridgewood, New Jersey with roots in Bohemia and Israel respectively, Allison Berkowitz was a certified silver-spoon baby; being brought up in a neighborhood with an average median income per household of almost $200,000. Her grandfather had met her grandmother in Newark shortly after the second world war, and the two decided to settle and begin the slow uphill climb toward financial security for their soon to be growing family. Part-time work and full-time mothering seemed to take precedent for his wife, whilst Yael Berkowitz focused almost entirely on forging a growing insurance business, taking advantage of a rapidly growing post-war market for the protection of personal property and assets accumulated by the economic boom following World War 2. By the late 60s the family had moved to Ridgewood, a growing town housing some of the state's most successful professionals, the perfect environment for the family to grow it's rapidly expanding network of financiers and entrepreneurs. The following two decades saw their eldest son finishing education at Princeton University, majoring in business & economics as per his father's request, he would take on an executive role within the family business through which he met his future wife and mother of his daughter, Cecilia Smith-Lewis. Married in 1988 with their first born and only daughter Allison brought into the world in 1993, the couple would spare no expenses in giving her what they believed to be the most beneficial of upbringings for a child who showed a good degree of academic talent from a young age. The following twenty years where simple, the usual trials and tribulations of anyone growing from child-like innocence to adolescent curiosity. It wasn't until the time for independence and freedom came along that the couple had realized their daughter had chosen a slightly different path for herself despite still keeping to the family business of finance. Acceptance to study on the west coast of the US at ULSA in Los Santos meant an escape from the familiar but monotonous closed community of her home town, and it was during her first semester in the city that Allison had met her life long friend and peer Josely Martinez, a fashion upstart from a similarly wealthy family in Bogota, Colombia. The two shared passions in fashion and upper-class snobbery that brought them to the point of being inseparable. From the beginning of her degree to her graduation, Allison made sure to mix herself with only the most influential of business people, fashion designers and media moguls to ensure that she could embed herself permanently in the inner workings of Los Santos' business. The first port of call was to show her ability in that department, or at the very least her understanding, and so her time spent at university was split with an internship at Los Santos Network, writing a financial column for the Los Santos Times. This was just a stepping stone for the budding accountant, and it was through this short-lived venture that Allison had met and befriended fashion designer and CEO Anna Rex. Over the course of the following few years post graduation Allison gradually climbed her way to the executive board of the company, playing her part in decision making and management alongside her duties as an accountant and portfolio manager. Enough is never enough work however, and following a brief stint managing the finances for her good friend and now fledgling fashion designer Josely, Allison would find herself headhunted for a position as portfolio and sales manager for the now defunct Citadel Wireless, a subsidiary venture by Aurum Corporation, a well curated business holding a tight monopoly on the local energy market. Lucas Vermeer, an acquaintance and later good friend from university had landed the position of CEO at the upstart internet service provider and later Aurum Corporation itself, and had requested her aid in building the new venture from the ground up. The two set to creating a professional and integral business model that has seen them become somewhat prolific providers of services related to commercial and residential broadband. This position provided her an income far steadier than previous short-term accountancy contracts, and it was this degree of salary-based payment that afforded the luxuries she now takes for granted on a daily basis, living in an apartment that overlooks the west end of Richard's Majestic and a stones throw away from the golf club and resort she frequents regularly for rest and relaxation. Approaching her 30th birthday and her twelfth year in the city in total, Allison now had sat in a position of kingmaker for her disheveled CEO and directing manager Lucas, doing her best to juggle this along with a recently acquired position on the board of Anna Rex, a step up from her previously held position outside of the creative and administrative department. Now when not held up in board meetings at Anna Rex, you'll find her slaving away in her home office to ensure her department at Aurum Corporation is up to date financially and quotes are turned to contracts. Swamped with work with hardly any time for herself, Allison has become sharp and to the point; a stark contrast from the happy-go-lucky party girl of her youth. That's not to say that side of her doesn't rear it's not-so-ugly head from time to time when there's a brief stoppage on the clock. Only time will tell if she has further ambitions for her career and possible future family, though she seems steadily moving toward success in that department thanks to her now long-term healthy relationship with her boyfriend Jordan, fostering a strong working relationship based around one another's schedules and interests. Their relationship has now extended into their respective financial pursuits resulted in the co-ownership of two rental properties from the date they moved in together. With shakeups at Aurum Corporation opening gaps for Allison to secure a better position for herself, it seems all is looking up for her in the coming months. 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