Finance Club Newsletter #1
The Finance Club would like to congratulate you on your choice to attend the
Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. The first year of
business school is often the most challenging. Accordingly, the Finance Club will be
issuing three newsletters during the summer to help you prepare for your first year
of business school.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
I – THE FINANCE CLUB
II – OFFICER CONTACTS
III – WHAT YOU CAN DO OVER THE SUMMER
III – WHAT NEXT
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I – THE FINANCE CLUB
The Finance Club is a student-run organization that provides members interested in
finance careers (or finance-related) the resources, tools, and guidance needed to
successfully reach their career goals. Some of the Club’s activities include:
1 – Describing the various finance related career paths and what they mean.
2 – Conducting weekly meetings and breakout sessions in which we cover topics like
the recruiting calendar, questions to expect, and technical skills.
3 - Organizing “Meet the Intern” events to learn about the Class of 2006 summer
internships in addition to “Alumni Panels” and “Women on Wall Street Panels”.
4 – Planning and executing professional forums, such as the Wall Street Forum
(WSF) which takes place in New York during Fall Break, that allow students to
network with major corporations in their finance area of interest. In addition to the
WSF, the Finance Club hosts the Corporate Finance Forum and will be introducing the
Chicago Forum this year.
5 – Providing members with a Finance "course-pack”, an invaluable resource for
students pursuing careers across all areas of banking – investment banking, sales
and trading, research, and private wealth management.
6 – Hosting training sessions on accounting, valuation, and financial modeling that
supplement the Michigan’s Core curriculum and are essential for the technical
component of the finance interview process.
7 – Developing your interview skills through “mock interviews”, such as “Super
Saturdays,” and resume reviews.
8 – Providing a “Roadmap” and “best practices” for landing a job in finance.
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II – OFFICER CONTACTS (Summer internship in parentheses)
President, Harsh Singh (Citigroup) – harsh@umich.edu
VP Corporate Finance, Andrew Kleeman (MassMutual) – atkleem@umich.edu
VP Corporate Finance, Kagan Seymenoglu (JPMorgan Chase) – kagans@umich.edu
VP Investment Banking, Jason Godley (Citigroup) – jgodley@umich.edu
VP Investment Banking, Ted Omlid (JP Morgan) – tedomlid@umich.edu
VP Sales and Trading, Ash Pabalkar (Lehman Brothers) – ashvp@umich.edu
VP Equity Research, D.J. Neiman (William Blair & Company) – dneiman@umich.edu
VP Private Wealth Management, Janelle Samples (JPMorgan Private Bank) –
samplesj@umich.edu
VP International, Raghav Bahl (UBS) – rbahl@umich.edu
VP International, Ivy Zhang (Lehman Brothers) – ivyzhang@umich.edu
VP Operations, Vincent Leung (KeyBanc Capital Markets) – vtl@umich.edu
VP Education, Vishaal Rana (Goldman Sachs) – vrana@umich.edu
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III- WHAT YOU CAN DO OVER THE SUMMER
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Conduct a career self-assessment
(http://www.bus.umich.edu/StudentCareerServices/SelfAssessment/) to
determine whether a finance career is appropriate for you
Work on your resume - it does not have to be perfect prior to arriving on
campus, but a working draft will save time during the very hectic months of
September and October
Use different sources (Internet, friends, colleagues, etc.) to begin thinking
about the pros and cons of different finance functions (corporate finance,
investment banking, S&T, research, private wealth management, private
equity) as well as how finance fits into other career paths (consulting,
marketing, etc…)
Make a habit of reading the Wall Street Journal and similar business
publications
RELAX!
IV – WHAT NEXT
In the next issue of the Finance Club newsletter, expect to explore the following:
Career Paths: corporate finance, sales and trading, investment banking, private
wealth management, and equity research; plus, a listing of available career
resources
We hope you are enjoying your summer. Please feel free to reach out to any of the
members of the Finance Club Executive Board over the summer if you have any
questions.
The Finance Club at the Ross School of Business