Alumni Placement
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
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Name
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Company
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Vertical
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Years
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Name
Ron Nussbaum
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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
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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
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Name
Dylan Hallerberg
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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 |