Networking through Coffee Chats

Name: Naina Mishra Year: Sophomore Major(s): Economics Minor(s): Entrepreneurship, Business Institutions Program CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: Goldman Sachs My name is Naina Mishra, and I’m a sophomore studying Economics, Entrepreneurship, and Business Institutions. I was born in Mumbai, and then I lived in Singapore and then Hong Kong before moving to the US…

Healthcare Data Analysis at Tempus

Name: Sydney Agus Year: Junior Major: Industrial Engineering Minor: Entrepreneurship CFS Program: Field Studies in Public Health Employer: Tempus At Tempus, I have been involved with using their system that uses natural language processing to help abstract data that can be used for cancer research. This process relies entirely on nurses’ and doctors’ observations, and while for the most time…

Gaining Experience in Finance with Wind Point Partners

Name: Christopher Tsai Year: Sophomore Major: Mechanical Engineering Minor: Entrepreneurship CFS Program: Business Field Studies Employer: Wind Point Partners I am currently working in Wind Point Partners, a middle market private equity firm that has been around since 1984. I had never been exposed to anything finance before so it has been a very interesting learning experience for me. As a…

Lauren on Week 8 of her Winter 2014 Internship

Name: Lauren Senior Major: Psychology Minors: Design, Entrepreneurship CFS Program: Field Studies in Humanities I am currently interning at Syndio Social Inc, a Chicago-based startup that provides clients with social network analysis in order to help them adopt changes, target key influencers, and understand relationships within their organization. Syndio is a small team, as many…