Reevaluating and Gaining New Experience Through CFS

Name: Kyle Burnett Year: Senior Major: Economics and Political Science CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: UBS Going into the spring quarter, I believed myself to be headed on a different career path, as I had begun preparations to pursue a law degree. Fortunately, however, CFS provided me with an opportunity to reevaluate and work…

Intellectual Curiosity in Finance

Name: Josh Esmailzadeh Year: Sophomore Major: MMSS and Economics Minor: Statistics CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: Shore Capital Partners Over the spring quarter of 2021, I worked as a Private Equity Intern at Shore Capital Partners, a lower middle market private equity firm focused in healthcare, food & beverage, business services, and real estate….

The Versatility of a Strong Network

Name: Mike Palaskas Year: Sophomore Major: Economics & History Minor: Business Institutions CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: CDI Global Going into the CFS program this past winter, I knew I wanted to find an internship that gave me an opportunity to work in both a financial and consulting capacity, while establishing strong connections in…

Communication and Actionable Goals in a Remote Environment

Name: Wendy Chen Year: Sophomore Major: Economics & Global Health CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: Goldman Sachs In the winter of 2021, I interned at Goldman Sachs as a financial analyst intern in the Private Wealth Management Division. This internship was an amazing experience that allowed me to learn more about private wealth management,…

Pre-Med Student’s Leap into Finance

Name: Zachary Kim Year: Sophomore Major: Economics Minor: Business Institutions and Chemistry CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: Three Pillars Capital Over the winter of 2021, I interned at Three Pillars Capital, a search fund looking to acquire, operate, and grow a single business. As a pre-medicine student, this was my first internship within the…

The Value of Workplace Interactions

Name: John Blumenthal Year: Junior Major: Economics and Political Science CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: Shore Capital Partners As a result of COVID-19, I decided to use the 2020 fall quarter to obtain work experience instead of take online classes. My interview process was long, but I ended up accepting an offer from Shore…

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 &…

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,…

CFS Prepares Students for Future

Name: Leo Kaplan Year: Senior Major: Industrial Engineering and Economics CFS Program: Business Field Studies Employer: Hackman Capital CFS has given me the unique opportunity to explore a different aspect of finance, and therefore gain a new perspective before I enter into my first full time job. Over the past two years, my work experience…

Wealth Management Internship: Mesirow Financial

Name: Adam Clark Year: Sophomore Major(s): Economics Minor(s): Transportation and Logistics CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: Mesirow Financial This quarter I had the opportunity to intern at Mesirow Financial, a midsized financial service firm based in Chicago. Mesirow has 1,000 employees spread across three divisions: investment banking, wealth advisory, and investment management. The firm…

Experiencing Market Volatility at UBS

Name: Alan Chao Year: Sophomore Major(s): Math, Economics CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: UBS Despite my initial interests in other industries, my CFS internship in wealth management provided me with an experience and insights into the financial industry that I greatly value. The markets are experiencing a bout of volatility created by coronavirus that…

Researching at Cook M&A

Name: Sylvia Wang Year: Sophomore Major(s): Economics, Statistics CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: Cook M&A Advisory Services Chicago Field Studies is a great program at Northwestern University. If students participate in this program, they can get credits ranging from 1-4 by studying and interning at firms at the same time. Personally, I found this…