Crafting a Career in Eco-Chic Jewelry

(Corrects the amount donated per piece of jewelry to the organization Charity: Water.)

Goldman Sachs (GS) may not have a lot of friends in the White House these days, but one of its former employees has made a good impression. After three years as an analyst in Goldman's fixed-income, currencies, and commodities division, Monique Péan began her own jewelry line that can now be found in Barneys, Jeffrey New York, and around the neck of Michelle Obama.