Learn from Mistakes

Name: Bryce Jackson Year: Senior Major: Economics Minor: Business Institutions CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: Goldman Sachs For my Fall 2020 CFS experience, I worked as an intern in the Private Wealth Division at Goldman. Due to covid-19, my entire internship experience was virtual, so I was never able to go into the office….

Exposure into the World of Finance

Name: Eden Witelson Year: Sophomore Major: Economics Minor: Business Institutions CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: NewHold For my fall 2020 CFS internship, I worked at NewHold Enterprises, a Private Equity firm in New York City. At NewHold, I was responsible for evaluating target companies and seeing whether NewHold would want to own them. I…

Experiencing Interviews with CFS

Name: Anna Wang Year: Junior Major: Economics Minor: Business Institutions CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: Accelerated Growth As a sophomore who is new to the recruiting process, having CFS early on in Fall 2020 was very helpful for me in many ways, one of them being that I was able to go through a…

Culture of Mentorship

Name: Jack Wan Year: Sophomore Major: Cognitive Science Minor: Business Institutions CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: NextGen Growth Partners This Fall, I worked at NextGen Growth Partners, a private equity firm based in Chicago. I would recommend CFS for all sophomores going into finance, because not only did it prepare me for behavioral &…

Uncovering Various Career Paths

Name: Ben Ramos Year: Junior Major: Cognitive Science Minor: Business Institutions CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: Goldman Sachs This quarter I’ve spent my time interning in the private wealth management division of Goldman Sachs. The aspect of the internship that I have appreciated the most has been the opportunity to learn about the careers…

Making an Impact in Human Capital Consulting

Name: Edward Crandall Year: Senior Major: Economics and Geography Minor: Business Institutions CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: Axxum Consulting For my Chicago Field Studies internship, I am working remotely at Axxum Consulting. It is a consulting company specifically focused on Human Capital. It has been a wonderful experience and an amazing learning opportunity. Ever…

Companies Stay Busy Through the Pandemic

Name: William Quinn Year: Junior Major: Economics Minor: Business Institutions CFS Program: Business Field Studies Employer: CORE Industrial Partners This quarter, I am interning remotely for CORE Industrial Partners, a private equity firm in Chicago. I originally received an offer to work with them last spring, but due to COVID-19, they revoked my offer. So,…

Making Tangible Impacts at Accelerated Growth Advisors

Name: Justin Lee Year: Junior Major(s):  Economics Minor(s): Chinese, Business Institutions Program CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: Accelerated Growth Advisors This past quarter was a lot more meaningful than my high hopes could have anticipated. My time at Accelerated Growth Advisors was chalk full of understanding leadership, talented teammates, and great personalities that primed…

Collaborating with the COO of a Startup

Name: Nicholas Lim Year: Junior Major(s): Economics Minor(s): Business Institutions Program CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: Vous Vitamin CFS was a phenomenal opportunity for me to polish my professional skills and become more familiar with the working world over the course of a quarter while also giving me a much-needed break from a traditional…

First CFS Intern at Green Courte Partners

Name: Kaloyan Valchev Year: Junior Major(s): Economics Minor(s): Business Institutions Program CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: Green Courte Partners We all have a couple of friends who ace all of their exams, hold leadership roles in a bunch of clubs, and land Investment Banking internships in the middle of their sophomore year.  You don’t…

Experiencing Significant Milestones within a PE Firm

Name: Elijah Flomen Year: Junior Major: Economics Minor: Business Institutions CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: Kinzie Capital Partners This summer, I had the opportunity of interning at Kinzie Capital Partners, a start-up private equity fund specializing in lower middle market, retail and manufacturing companies. Kinzie is a fairly small team, only making up around six full-time…

A Summer of Legal Consulting

Name: Soren Rossi Year: Junior Major:Economics Minor: Political Science and Business Institutions JCFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: HBR Consulting This quarter, I am interning at HBR Consulting, HBR is a consulting firm focused on sourcing and managerial consulting for law firms. The company also provides software solutions and information governance implementation as secondary services…