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Founded by Ron Nussbaum, Shawn Alt, and Stephen Tang, The Finance Connection is the first and only finance organization at UCSB committed to educating students about careers finance and also connecting them with successful alumni.  While the founders were all interested in pursuing investment banking, they soon realized that they were facing an uphill battle as UCSB is not recruited by major investment banks or the finance industry in general.  They were ultimately successful in landing jobs within the industry, but they did so without the help and guidance of the school and had to individually seek out resources that many other schools had.  Realizing this, the founders decided to lay the foundation for a successful group on campus and prepare motivated students for a career in finance, thus creating The Finance Connection.

Class of 2022

Name
Company
Vertical
​Years
Ramis Abdo

​​Calvin Alex

Joe Hickey

Albert Hsiao

Pranav Munjal

Andrew Nguyen

​Kevin Zhou

Evercore

Bank of America

FT Partners

Wedbush

D.A. Davidson 

Westcove Partners

​Vista Point Advisors
Investment Banking

Investment Banking

Investment Banking

​Investment Banking

Investment Banking

Investment Banking

Investment Banking
2022 - Present

​2022 - Present

2022 - Present

​2022 - Present 

​2022 - Present 


​2022 - Present 

​2022 - Present ​

Class of 2021

​Name
Sarah Eizner

Nate Kim

Oliver Mancini

​Jesse Torrez
​

Cole Turner
​Company
Morgan Stanley

​Cisco

Atlas Tech Group

​Capital One

Barclays
​Vertical
Investment Banking

Corporate Finance

Investment Banking

Corporate Finance

Investment Banking
​Years​
2021 - Present

2021 - Present

2021 - Present

​2021 - Present

​​2021 - Present

​Class of 2020

Name
Elena Barger

​Michael Chong


​Nima Karamlou
​

​
James Lee

Kiana Razi
​Company
D.A. Davidson Companies

​D.A. Davidson
​Corner Capital Partners

Blackstone
Goldman Sachs​
​Credit Suisse

​Microsoft

PricewaterhouseCoopers
​Vertical
Investment Banking

Investment Banking
​Investment Banking

Private Equity
​Investment Banking
​Investment Banking

​Corporate Finance

​Valuation
​Years
2020 - Present

2022 - Present
2020 - 2022

​2022 - Present
2021 - 2022
2020 - 2021

​2020 - Present

2020 - Present

Class of 2019

Name
Tae Kim

​
Alexander Lim

Michael Maylor

​Diego Satkofsky
​
​Montana Youssoffi
​
Company
Cain Brothers
​UBS

Evercore

Wells Fargo

Analytics West

Houlihan Lokey
​Palm Tree, LLC
Vertical
Investment Banking
Investment Banking

Investment Banking

Wealth Management

​Consulting

Investment Banking​
​Investment Banking
Years
2022 - Present
2019 - 2022

2019 - 2020

2019 - Present

2019 - Present

2021 - Present​
2019 - 2021

Class of 2018

Name
Sanket Desai


​Vanessa Luo
​

Ryan McKinney



​​Anthony Singh
​

​Kyle Visher
​
Company
1Sharpe Capital
​PIMCO

MasterClass
​​Stifel

TriplePoint Capital
​JMP Securities
Corner Capital Partners

Tolleson
​Fisher Investments

Loanpal
​Citigroup
Vertical
Investment Management
​Investment Management

Business Development
Investment Banking

Venture Capital
Investment Banking
Investment Banking
​

Wealth Management
Investment Management

Sales and Trading
Sales and Trading
Years
2021 - Present
2018 - 2021

2019 - Present
​2018 - 2019

2020 - Present
​2019 - 2020
2018 - 2019

2020 - Present
2018 - 2020

2020 - Present
​2018 - 2020

Class of 2017

Name
​Julian Choi​

​
​Eric Hu
​


​Noah Newman

​Ron Papile

Aditya Tadanki

Mia Tobias
​
Company
Levi Strauss & Co.
Barclays​
​
Flowspace​
​Iterable
​KeyBanc Capital Markets

Macquarie Capital

Armory Securities

Microsoft

Citi
​Credit Suisse 
​Vertical
Strategy
​Investment Banking

Business Development
Business Development
​Investment Banking

Investment Banking


Investment Banking

Corporate Finance

​Equity Capital Markets​
Capital Markets
​Years
2019 - Present
2017 - 2019

2021 - Present
2019 - 2021
​2017 - 2019

2017- 2021
​​
2017 - Present

2017 - Present

2021 - Present​
2017 - 2021

Class of 2016

​Name
Richard Choi

​
​
Carlos Dominguez Lantigua


​​
​Steven Rojas

​
​Company
Credit Suisse
Bregal Sagemount

Deutsche Bank
​

McKinsey & Company
​Columbia Business School
McKinsey & Company

LaTerra Development
CBRE
Pendulum Property Partners
Eastdil Secured
​Vertical
Investment Banking
​Investment Professional

Investment Banking

Management Consulting
MBA
Management Consulting

Real Estate
Real Estate
Real Estate
​Investment Banking
​Years
2020 - Present
2019 - 2019

2016 - 2019

​2019 - Present
2018 - 2019
2016 - 2018

2020 - Present
​2019 - 2020
2018 - 2019
​2017 - 2018

Class of 2015

Name
Kushaan Ahuja
​

​Faris Barudi
​
Stacy Boyle
​
​

​Lorenzio Enriquez

​

​
​
​Aaron Garrovillas
​
​Casey Long

​
Company
Endeavor
J.P. Morgan

UBS

​Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors
​DoubleLine Group
​
​XN
​Harvard Business School

Cerberus Capital Management
Morgan Stanley

Barclays

Lateral Investment Management
Fortress Investment Group

J.P. Morgan
​Vertical
Venture Capital
Investment Banking
​
Sales and Trading

​Investment Management
​
Investment Management

Hedge Fund
​​MBA Candidate

Private Equity
​
Investment Banking
​
​Sales and Trading
​ 
Private Equity
​
​Private Equity
Investment Banking
​Years
2018 - Present
2015 - 2018

2015 - Present

2019 - Present

2015 - 2019

2021 - Present
​2019 - 2021
2017 - 2019

2015 - 2017

2016 - Present

2018 - Present
​
​2017 - 2018
​2015 - 2017

Class of 2014

​Name
​Everett Allen

​
​
Christopher Barbeau
​

​
​
​Jeff Butler

​
​Company
Evercore
Columbia Business School
Blackrock

Moelis & Company
UVA Darden Business School
PricewaterhouseCoopers

Oakhill Capital
Greenhill
​Vertical
Investment Banking
​MBA Candidate
​Investment Management

Associate
MBA
Associate
​
Private Equity
​Investment Banking
​Years
2022 - Present
2020 - 2022
​2014 - 2020

2020 - Present
2018 - 2020
2014 - 2018

2016 - Present
​2014 - 2016

Class of 2013

​Name
Vikram Abraham



​
​Beau Donohoe




​Mardo Iknadiossian

​

​Solomon Mindlin


​
​Company
Cuadrilla Capital
​Clearlake Capital Group
Marlin Equity
​Barclays

Relevant Group
AMCAL Multi-Housing
​HFF, Inc.


P2E Analytics
​Alliance Bernstein
Wells Fargo Securities

Barclays
​HSBC
Perella Weinberg Partners
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
​Vertical
Private Equity
​Private Equity
Private Equity
​Investment Banking

Real Estate Development
Real Estate Development
​Commercial Real Estate Capital Markets

FinTech
​Private Credit Investing
​Investment Banking

Investment Banking
​Investment Banking
Investment Banking
​Investment Banking
​Years
2021 - Present
​2017 - 2021
2015 - 2017
​2013 - 2015

2019 - Present
2017 - 2019
2013 - 2017


​2022 - Present
2016 - 2022
​2013 - 2016

2021 - Present
​2018 - 2021
2017 - 2018
​2016 - 2017
​

Class of 2012

​Name
Colin Goltra





​
​
Derek Kellman
​






​Ben Morrison​

​



​Jordan Wolfe




​Aaron Zhang

Company
Binance
​​Coins.ph
Hack Reactor (Student)
Filament
Samsung
​Lazard


​Angeles Investments
​Cornell Johnson 
City National Rochdale
Signature Estate & Investment Advisors
Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians

​Dune Real Estate Partners
Hines
UCLA Anderson
Guidepost Growth Equity
Robert W. Baird

Cerberus Capital Management
Marlin Equity Partners
Morgan Stanley

J.P Morgan
​Columbia University
​Vertical
Product
Product
Software Career Accelerator
Bitcoin
M&A Business Dev & Strategy
​Investment Banking

Investment Management
MBA
Investment Management
Investment Management

​​Investment Management



​Real Estate Investment
​Real Estate Investment
MBA
Private Equity
​Investment Banking

Private Equity
Private Equity
​Investment Banking
​​
Investment Banking
Masters in Operations Research
​Years
2019 - Present
​2017 - 2019
2016
2015 - 2016
2014 - 2016
​2012 - 2014

​
2020 - Present
2019 - 2020
2017 - 2019
2014 - 2017
​
​2011 - 2014


2022 - Present
2018 - 2022
2017 - 2019
2015 - 2017
​2013 - 2015

2015 - Present
2014 - 2015
​2012 - 2014

2014 - Present
​2012 - 2014

Class of 2011

​Name
Austin Browning


​


​
​Brandon Pinn
​Company
Nolan Capital
​Silver Rock
Cerberus Capital Management
​Bank of America Merrill Lynch

PJT Partners
Jefferies
​Vertical
Private Equity
​Credit Fund
Private Equity
Investment Banking


​
​Investment Banking
​Investment Banking
​Years
2021 - Present
​2014 - 2021
2013 - 2014
​2011 - 2013


​
​2015 - Present
2011 - 2015

Class of 2010

​Name
Ron Nussbaum


​
Company
Maverick Value
Wells Fargo Securities
​Bank of America Merrill Lynch
​Vertical
Investment Management
Investment Banking
​Investment Banking
​Years
2013 - Present
2011 - 2012
​2010 - 2011

Class of 2009

​Name
Shawn Alt
​








Stephen Tang


​
​Company
The Riverside Company
​Meaningful Partners
Seafield Capital
University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School
Aurora Resurgence
Arrowhead
​Moelis

Fernbridge Capital
​Park Presidio Capital
Fortress Investment Group
J.P. Morgan
​Vertical
Private Equity
​Private Equity
Hedge Fund
MBA - Finance & General Management
Private Equity
Investment Management
​Investment Banking

Public Equity Investing
Hedge Fund
Private Equity
​Investment Banking
​Years
2019 - Present
2018 - 2019
2017 - 2018
2015 - 2017

​2013 - 2015
2011 - 2013
2009 - 2011

2020 - Present
2015 - 2019
2012 - 2015
​2010 - 2012

Class of 2008

​Name
Dylan Hallerberg


Company
Fortress Anchors
GoldenTree Asset Management
The Carlyle Group
​Moelis
​Vertical
Corporate Finance
Asset Management
Private Equity
​Investment Banking
​Years
2018 - Present
2017 - 2018
2010 - 2016
​2008 - 2010

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