Citigroup analyst Jessica Fashano, 27, leaped to her death Saturday from the roof of Trump Place apartment tower on New York's Riverside Boulevard.  New York Police are early in their investigation of the suicide, with more questions than answers.  

• Why she chose the Trump building, where she didn't live.
• There's no indication of any back story or motivation.
• No note was left.

    From the NYTimes.   A resident said she was returning from walking her dog and rode up with Ms. Fashano in the elevator.  Dressed for the cold in Ugg boots and a winter jacket, Ms. Fashano asked the woman how to get to the roof - which has views of the Hudson River and New Jersey, where Ms. Fashano grew up.  The resident, who declined to be identified, said Ms. Fashano seemed alert and aware.  At 8:13 a.m., the police found her body in an internal courtyard, where she was pronounced dead.  The police said they did not suspect foul play.

    Ms. Fashano.   Fashano, an associate at Citi Global Markets, and was featured in a Citi recruiting video.  She was active in philanthropy - on her FaceBook page, she profiled the Acumen Fund, an organization that promoted entrepreneurship and small businesses in the developing world, as follows:   New York for Acumen (Official Chapter).  NYfA’s mission is to build a community of passionate supporters by hosting a series of educational and fundraising events that raise awareness about Acumen Fund and social entrepreneurship.  

A close friend said that Fashano aspired to work full-time for a private nonprofit after "accumulating more skills in finance," the NYTimes reported.  A former Citi M&A analyst who worked with her, said Fashano "had one of the biggest hearts that I knew.” 

The 27-year-old left no note, though friends and family said she had been suffering from depression.

Jessica Fashano grew up in Morris Plains, NJ, graduated Magna Cum Laude from Georgetown's McDonough School of Business in 2005, and also studied at Universidad Pablo de Olavide in Seville, Spain.  At Georgetown she majored in Finance and International Business, and minored in Spanish.

A close friend described her as a leader who "had everything organized." "Jessica was an amazing person with such a big heart . . . a beautiful girl, with a contagious laugh and a willingness to give back."  Her laugh was obviously one of her most endearing and memorable qualities:  “If there was a room of 30 or 40 people, you would definitely know if she was there or not,” a former colleague told the NYTimes. “I don’t want to say louder, but she had a very unique laugh.”   [NYTimes, 12/19;  CNBC, Business Insider, 12/20]