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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 2024

Name
Alex Alazzawi

​Reed Callister

​Shounok Ghosh

Benjamin MacDonald
Company
Harris Williams

​Houlihan Lokey

​Barclays

​Barclays
​Vertical
Investment Banking

​Investment Banking

Investment Banking

​Investment Banking
Years
2024 - Present

​2024 - Present

2024 - Present

​2024 - Present

Class of 2023

Name
Company
Vertical
Years
David Civil

​Nadi Hourani

​Hazzah Ismail

Katie Kao
​

Valentina Komarov

​Ashwin Soitkar

​Kyle Zalatar
Alliance Bernstein

Lincoln International

​Houlihan Lokey

Alvarez & Marsal
​

J.P. Morgan

Intuitive Surgical

Barclays
​Wealth Management

Investment Banking


​Investment Banking

Investment Banking

​
​​Corporate Banking

​Corporate Finance

​​Investment Banking
2023 - Present
​
2023 - Present

​2023 - Present

2023 - Present
​
2023 - Present

​​​2023 - Present

​2023 - Present

Class of 2022

Name
Company
Vertical
​Years
Ramis Abdo

​​
Calvin Alex



​Joe Hickey

​
Albert Hsiao

Jaxon Kim
​
Pranav Munjal


​Andrew Nguyen

​Kevin Zou
EQT
​Evercore

The Riverside Company
Bank of America


Second Alpha 
​FT Partners

Wedbush

PNC 
​
Santander
​D.A. Davidson 

Westcove Partners

​Learn
​Vista Point Advisors
Private Equity
Investment Banking

Private Equity
​Investment Banking

Private Equity
​Investment Banking

​Investment Banking

Private Banking 
​
Investment Banking
​Investment Banking

Investment Banking

Venture Capital
Investment Banking
2024 - Present
​2022 - 2024

​2024 - Present
2022 - 2024

2023 - Present
2022 - 2023

​2022 - Present 

​2022 - Present 

​2023 - Present
​2022 - 2023


​2022 - Present 

2024 - Present
​2022 - 2024
​

Class of 2021

​Name
Sarah Eizner

​
​
Nate Kim

Oliver Mancini

​
Jesse Torrez
​
​

Cole Turner
​Company
New Mountain Capital
Thoma Bravo
Morgan Stanley


Cisco


Industry Ventures
​Atlas Tech Group

​The TCW Group
Capital One

Percheron Capital
Barclays
​Vertical
Capital Markets
Private Equity
​Investment Banking

Corporate Finance

Venture Capital
​Investment Banking

Asset Management
​Investment Banking

Private Equity
​Investment Banking
​Years​
2025 - Present
2023 - 2025
2021 - 2023

2021 - Present

2025 - Present
​2021 - 2025

​2023 - Present
​2021 - 2023

​2023 - Present​
2021 - 2023

​Class of 2020

Name
Elena Barger

​Michael Chong


​

Nima Karamlou
​

​

​James Lee

Kiana Razi
​Company
D.A. Davidson 

​Cuadrilla Capital
Santander
​D.A. Davidson
​Corner Capital Partners

Jain Global LLS
​Blackstone
Goldman Sachs​
​Credit Suisse

​Microsoft

​Starbucks
PwC
​Vertical
Investment Banking

Private Equity
​Investment Banking
​Investment Banking
​Investment Banking

Investment Management
Private Equity
​Investment Banking
​Investment Banking

​Corporate Finance

​Corporate Development
Valuation
​Years
2020 - Present

2025 - Present
2023 - 2024
​2022 - 2023
2020 - 2022

​2024 - Present
​2022 - 2024
2021 - 2022
2020 - 2021

​2020 - Present

2023 - Present
​2020 - 2023

Class of 2019

Name
Tae Kim

​

​Alexander Lim

Michael Maylor

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

Evercore

Wells Fargo

Analytics West

​Levine Leichtman Capital Partners
Houlihan Lokey
​Palm Tree, LLC
Vertical
Consulting
​Investment Banking
Investment Banking

Investment Banking

Wealth Management

​Consulting

Private Equity
​Investment Banking​
​Investment Banking
Years
2024 - Present
2022 - 2023
2019 - 2022

2019 - 2020

2019 - Present

2019 - 2021

2023 - Present
​2021 - 2023
2019 - 2021

Class of 2018

Name
Sanket Desai


​Vanessa Luo
​


​
Ryan McKinney



​​
​Anthony Singh
​

​
​Kyle Visher
​
Company
1Sharpe Capital
​PIMCO

Finch
​Extend
​MasterClass
​​Stifel

Runway Growth Capital
TriplePoint Capital

​JMP Securities
Corner Capital Partners

RBC Capital Markets
​Tolleson
​Fisher Investments

Goodleap
​Citigroup
Vertical
Investment Management
​Investment Management

Corporate Finance
Corporate Finance
​Business Development
Investment Banking

Venture Capital
​Venture Capital
Investment Banking
Investment Banking
​

Investment Banking
​Wealth Management
Investment Management

Sales and Trading
Sales and Trading
Years
2021 - 2023
2018 - 2021

2023 - Present
​2021 - 2023
​2019 - 2021
​2018 - 2019

2022 - Present
2020 - 2022
​2019 - 2020
2018 - 2019

2021- Present
​2020 - 2021
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

Cruise
​Macquarie Capital

Armory Securities

Microsoft

Chroma
​Citi
​Credit Suisse 
​Vertical
Strategy
​Investment Banking

Business Development
Business Development
​Investment Banking

Corporate Development
​Investment Banking


Investment Banking

Corporate Finance

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

2021 - Present
2019 - 2021
​2017 - 2019

2022 - Present
​2017- 2021
​​
2017 - Present

2017 - 2021

2023 - Present
2021 - 2023​
2017 - 2021

Class of 2016

​Name
Richard Choi

​
​

​Carlos Dominguez Lantigua


​​
​
​Steven Rojas

​
​Company
Santander
​Credit Suisse
Bregal Sagemount

Deutsche Bank
​

Frubana
​McKinsey & Company
​Columbia Business School
McKinsey & Company

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

Investment Banking

Corporate Finance
​Management Consulting
MBA
Management Consulting

Real Estate
​
Real Estate
Real Estate
Real Estate
​Investment Banking
​Years
2023 - Present
​2020 - 2023
2019 - 2019

2016 - 2019

​2022 - Present
​2019 - 2022
2018 - 2019
2016 - 2018

2022 - Present
​2020 - 2022
​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

​Irradiant Partners
​Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors
​DoubleLine Group
​
​Marshall Wace
​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
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

2021 - Present
​2019 - 2021
2015 - 2019

2024 - Present
​2021 - 2024
​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

Iron Canyon Capital
​Another Capital Group
​Relevant Group
AMCAL Multi-Housing
​HFF, Inc.


ChainSkope
​Alliance Bernstein
Wells Fargo Securities

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

Private Equity
​Real Estate
​​
Real Estate Development
Real Estate Development
​Commercial Real Estate Capital Markets

FinTech
​Private Credit Investing
​Investment Banking

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

2023 - Present
​2022 - 2023
​2019 - 2022
2017 - 2019
2013 - 2017


​2022 - Present
2016 - 2022
​2013 - 2016

2023 - Present
​2021 - 2023
​2018 - 2021
2017 - 2018
​2016 - 2017
​

Class of 2012

​Name
Colin Goltra





​

Derek Kellman
​






​Ben Morrison​

​



​Jordan Wolfe



​Aaron Zhang

Company
Yield Guild Games
​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

Ares Management Corporation
Cerberus Capital Management
Marlin Equity Partners
Morgan Stanley

J.P Morgan
​Columbia University
​Vertical
Blockchain
​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
Private Equity
​Investment Banking
​​
Investment Banking
Masters in Operations Research
​Years
2021 - Present
​2019 - 2021
​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

2024 - Present
2015 - 2024
2014 - 2015
​2012 - 2014

2014 - Present
​2012 - 2014

Class of 2011

​Name
Austin Browning


​

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

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

​Investment Banking
​Investment Banking
​Years
2023 - Present
​2021 - 2023
​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

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

​2013 - 2015
2011 - 2013
2009 - 2011

2024 - Present
​2020 - 2023
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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