Finance Club Newsletter #3
The Finance Club welcomes you to the Ross School of Business! This is the last of our three
summer newsletters intended to introduce the club, and finance field to the Class of 2007.
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CONTENTS
I. COURSE PLANNING
II. CAREER PREPARATION
III. USEFUL LINKS
IV. OFFICER CONTACTS
V. BAKING SUMMER INTERNS (2005 AND 2006)
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I. COURSE PLANNING
The Ross School of Business recently changed the Core starting with the Class of 2006. The
new schedule gives MBA1s the opportunity to take a couple electives during the Fall term,
assuming they take advantage of the "turbo" finance offered in Fall A (which we
recommend).
Probably the two best electives to have under your belt for January interviews are FIN 615
and FIN 580. FIN 615, Valuation, is one of the most popular courses at Ross, and is
particularly relevant to corporate finance, research, and investment banking internships.
FIN 580, Options & Futures, is growing in importance as option theory gains wider
acceptance in the corporate world; it's especially recommended for students pursuing sales
and trading internships.
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II. CAREER PREPARATION
After arriving in Ann Arbor, it's good to begin refining your understanding of what different
jobs are like. What makes investment banking different from investment management? How
does the corporate finance role differ from industry to industry, and even firm to firm? The
sooner you can focus on what type of job you're interested in, the better.
The best resources for this process are all the people in the business school community.
Talk to your classmates, who come from a wide variety of fields. Talk to returning MBA2s,
who have their summer internship experience fresh in memory. Talk to the career
counselors and OCD staff.
Lastly, we urge you to join the Finance Club and to get involved very early. Most Finance
Club members agree that the Finance Club is an essential organization for those interested
in pursuing a career in finance.
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III. USEFUL LINKS
The Finance Club Website
http://webuser.bus.umich.edu/Organizations/FinanceClub/home.html
To review student evaluations of courses from previous terms, go to:
http://www.bus.umich.edu/CourseEvaluations/
For a list of recruiting events, go to:
http://www.bus.umich.edu/StudentCareerServices/OcdEvents/
To start entering your resume into iMpact, go to:
https://www.bus.umich.edu/ResumeSetup/
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IV. OFFICER CONTACTS
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, Rhagav 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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V – BANKING SUMMER ASSOCIATE STATISTICS (2005 AND 2006)
Banking
S&T
PWM
Research
Corp Finance
2005
26
11
3
3
52
2006
29
12
3
3
50
Go Blue!
The Finance Club at the Ross School of Business