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…

Honing Adaptability and Time Management

Name: Piers Braunrot Year: Senior Major: Statistics CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: Accelerated Growth Advisors My experience interning at Accelerated Growth this past spring far surpassed my expectations. I had a great time getting to know the team members across the Financial Transformation division, and I really enjoyed the company culture, balanced between relaxed…

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…

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…

Building Technical Skills at a Digital Marketing Consultancy

Name: Austen Wahl Year: Junior Major(s): Economics, Statistics CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: Arcalea Chicago Field Studies has been a great program that has given me very meaningful work experience. Every day I have learned a lot about client interaction, time management, attentiveness to detail, and many other more technical skills. At Arcalea, a…

Learning about Consulting at Blue Canyon

Name: Peter Bartlome Year: Junior Major(s): Economics and Statistics CFS Class: Field Studies in Modern Workplace Employer: Blue Canyon Partners This quarter I’ve been interning at Blue Canyon Partners, a management consulting firm that provides Fortune 500 business-to-business executives and private equity firms strategic direction on how to drive profitable growth. I chose this internship…

Pursuing a Career in Consulting

Name: Ashley Wei Year: Sophomore Majors: Economics, Statistics CFS Program: Business Field Studies Employer: HBR Consulting This summer I interned at HBR Consulting, a mid-size consulting company whose major clients come from the legal industry. I chose this internship because I want to learn more about consulting and work in a relatively larger office setting to…

Accelerating Healthcare Startups at MATTER

Name: Stan Szydlo Year: Junior Majors: Neuroscience, Statistics CFS Program: Field Studies in Public Health Employer:  MATTER I have found entrepreneurship alluring ever since I started Northwestern, so I was thrilled when I received my spring internship offer at MATTER — a healthcare tech accelerator that operates out of the Merchandise Mart in downtown Chicago. This space unites hundreds…

Building Business Skills at NextGen

Name: David Cheng Year: Sophomore Majors: Economics, Statistics CFS Program: Business Field Studies Employer:  NextGen Growth Partners I wanted to participate in the CFS program because I wanted to build my business acumen and explore the field of finance. Economics is mostly theoretical, and by working at NextGen Growth Partners I’ve learned how to apply those critical thinking skills…

Working in Corporate Strategy with Shiftgig

Name: Oliver Hu Year: Sophomore Majors: Economics, Statistics Minor: Business Institutions CFS Program: Field Studies in the Modern Workplace Employer:  Shiftgig This spring, I’ve had the opportunity to intern at Shiftgig, a tech staffing platform as a Corporate Strategy Intern. As an economics and statistics major, I wanted to find an internship that would allow me to apply the theoretical…

Learning Law at Saper

Name: Ida Duan Year: Senior Major: Economics, Statistics Minor: Legal Studies, Music CFS Program: Legal Field Studies Employer: Saper Law Offices The Legal Field Studies was an unforgettable experiences. Professor Llorente organized class field trips to the Juvenile Temporary Detention Center, Criminal Court, and law firms that opened our eyes to different paths in the legal career. Through my internship, I…

Ziyi has an inspiring experience at Nousout

Name: Ziyi Year: Sophomore Major(s): Economics, Statistics Minor(s): BIP CFS Program: Field Studies in the Modern Workplace This summer, I interned at Nousot, an automated data analytics firm in downtown Chicago. I’ve learned so much since the first day of my internship, and I would love to share some of my experiences with you. We are at an…