Important Lessons at a Startup

Name: Matthew Schilling Year: Sophomore Major: Computer Engineering CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: blip energy Interning at blip energy (yes, that lowercase is correct, homage to the relaxed nature of the startup) was eye-opening in a number of ways. Some of the most important lessons I learned were about myself, though that’s not to…

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….

Venture Capital Up Close

Name: Kaan Kermen Year: Sophomore Major: Economics & Statistics CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: Safestamp During the spring of 2021, I interned at Safestamp, a nanotech startup committed to solving global counterfeiting. As someone who has been fascinated with entrepreneurship since high school, this was one of the most rewarding experiences I could ask…

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,…

Moonshot or Minitest?

Name: Chloe Lee Year: Sophomore Major: Economics Minor: Business Institutions CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: Shore Capital Partners I interned at Shore Capital Partners as part of my CFS experience. During the internship, despite it being entirely virtual, I was able to contribute meaningfully to live deals and existing portfolio projects through taking various…

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…

Exploring Personal Brand through CFS

Name: Dhruv Khandelwal Year: Sophomore Major: Economics CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: Corecentra Solutions During Winter 2021, I have had the opportunity to intern at Corecentra Solutions, an impact measurement, and management company that works with various entities such as government agencies and private non-profits to help them measure their social impact and responsibility….

Building Skills in Investment Banking

Name: Max Emery Year: Sophomore Major: Economics and Statistics CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: Comprador For my CFS Experience, I worked as an Investment Banking Intern with Comprador Ltd, the successor firm to Blackstone Advisory Partners Asia. Prior to this, I had one experience in investment banking from the previous summer, but I wanted…

Autonomy as an Intern

Name: Matt Goldschmidt Year: Sophomore Major: Computer Science and Economics CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: CDI Global Over the fall of 2020, I interned at CDI Global, a middle-market M&A shop that specializes in cross-border transactions. My experience has been nothing short of amazing. I have been given the autonomy to take the lead…

Importance of Client Interactions

Name: Louis Yang Year: Sophomore Major: Economics and Political Science Minor: Business Institutions CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: OpenMarkets For my Fall 2020 CFS internship, I worked at OpenMarkets, a tech startup based in Chicago. I ultimately seek to get into the startup space and I felt that this was an excellent opportunity to…

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…

Building Genuine Relationships

Name: Tyler Lee Year: Sophomore Major: Industrial Engineering and Economics CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: E78 Partners As a sophomore new to the professional world, something that I was looking for was to be mentored throughout the hiring process and to be connected with professionals with a genuine interest in facilitating an intern learning…