Mark Gelinas, Vice President of Talent Management at Virtus Investment Partners, gave Finance Society members a wonderful presentation on his company and the asset management industry. He highlighted internship and full-time opportunities for UConn students. He detailed how the company operated, who they were, and invited a Finance Society member to speak about his internship experience this past summer. 

This meeting was split between a current events presentation from Jack and William and a presentation by Barnaby Horton from Merrill Lynch. Members were informed of the internship and full-time opportunities at the company. Jack and William led an insightful discussion about IPOs, changes from the Fed, the yield curve, and more.

Tom Marshella from Moody’s was the guest speaker of this meeting. As a former UConn alum, he talked about his journey here and in the corporate world. In addition, Tom gave members an overview of who the company is and what they do. He informed members of the internship and full-time opportunities available at Moody’s. Additionally, Austin Langer and Alex Greenberg, former Moody’s interns who were both hired full-time, spoke about their experiences at the company.

The first meeting of the semester was an internship panel. Chloe, Gabi, Julia, William, Nick, Sam, and Andrew were participants of the panel with Jack as the moderator. They shared their experiences of their summer internships, highlighting how they landed their job, what they did, and the experiences they gained. Participants on the panel interned at Nasdaq, Synchrony, Goldman Sachs, Citi, Morgan Stanley, T. Rowe Price, and HIMCO.