One could label Natasha an anomaly. She identifies herself as a kid from Newark who took full advantage of everything her beloved city had to offer. She was born to a heroin-addicted mother and grew up in Newark public housing after being adopted by her foster mom. She taught herself to code in elementary school and her life trajectory changed when an encouraging teacher showed up at her doorstep. She now works in investment banking at Goldman Sachs and considers herself a “different part of the 1%.”