Christopher Gets Hands-On Experience in Investment Banking

Name: Christopher Becker Year: Sophomore Major(s): Economics and Mathematics Minor: Business Institutions and Latin CFS Class: Field Studies in the Humanities Employer: Dresner Partners This quarter, I am interning at Dresner Partners, a boutique investment bank in Chicago that primarily handles sell-side transactions of middle market firms in the industrial, consumer, and healthcare industries. When…

A Different Outlook for a Global Health Major

Name: Julia Shenkman Year: Senior Major(s): Anthropology and Global Health CFS Class: Field Studies in Public Health Employer: The Office of Senator Durbin A lot of people take CFS their senior year to get an idea of what they are going to do after undergrad. For me, I have the next year planned out, I’ll…

Aneesha Invested her Quarter in Investment Banking

Name: Aneesha Pidara Year: Sophomore Major: Economics Minor(s): Business Institutions, Computer Science CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: Piper Jaffray This winter I have been grateful to learn about investment banking through my internship at Piper Jaffray. I really enjoyed diving into Debt Capital Markets and understanding what it means to invest in debt. In…

A Satisfying Internship at Goldman Sachs

Name: Jeff Hirsh Year: Sophomore Major: Economics Minor: BIP CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: Goldman Sachs I work in the Private Wealth Management Division of Goldman Sachs. The thing to be aware of is that, while there are four interns at GS, each person gets a different experience based on the team(s) they are…

Going Farther Than Just an Internship at Tyree & D’Angelo Partners

Name: Abdul Haadi Moochhala Year: Sophomore Major: Economics CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: Tyree & D’Angelo Partners My time interning at Tyree & D’Angelo Partners (TDP) has been extremely fulfilling so far. It is a small office, only around 5 first or second year Analysts, 4 principals and 2 partners. They are a growing…

Sports and Events at KemperLesnik

Name: Cody Link Year: Junior Major: Communication Studies Minor: Business Institutions CFS Class: Field Studies in the Modern Workplace Employer: KemperLesnik I am currently enrolled in the CFS Modern Workplace course, and my internship is as a Sports/Events intern at KemperLesnik. KemperLesnik is a company that does public relations, sports marketing, event marketing, content marketing,…

An Internship Packed with Purpose

Name: Brooke Lummis Year: Sophomore Major: English Minor: Environmental Policy and Culture CFS Class: Field Studies in Environment, Science, and Sustainability Employer: Packed with Purpose My internship at Packed with Purpose has allowed me to explore tasks across their different departments. Because they are such a small company (4 other people and I make up…

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…

The First Intern for MT Holdings Shares his Experience

Name: Trent Goens Year: Senior Major: Economics Minor: BIP CFS Class: Field Studies in Business Culture Employer: MT Holdings To give some context, MT Holdings is a private equity backed holding company that was started in mid 2017. They are buyers of servicing companies across the country that work on commercial units of HVAC, refrigeration,…

Excelling at Excel with the Help of Employers

Name: Andrew McLeod Year: Junior Major: Economics Minor: BIP CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: Shore Capital Partners Through CFS, I was fortunate enough to intern at Shore Capital Partners during my winter quarter. I had no idea what to expect but was excited to learn more about the industry of private equity. During our…

A Day in the Life of an Intern

Name: Justine Ivanov Year: Senior Major: Communication Studies Minor(s): Economics, Integrated Marketing Communications CFS Class: Field Studies in the Humanities Employer: Starcom A Day in the Life – Starcom Winter Intern 6:30 AM: My alarm rings, and I promptly start my morning routine. It’s week five, and by now, I have gotten into the groove…