I am currently a private credit analyst at Bain Capital. I started my current role after graduating from Notre Dame, where I studied Finance and Economics with a minor in History. I grew up in the Chicago suburbs but now live in Boston. I entered college as an undecided business major and originally recruited for consulting before finding my way into buyside finance. As I discerned where to start my career, I was fortunate to find informal mentors with experience navigating similar courses, recruiting cycles, and analyst programs. I would be happy to be a similar resource and talk about deciding between consulting vs. finance, breaking into buyside out of college, moving to Boston, networking, and the day-to-day of life on the job. I look forward to connecting!

Chad Schmerling is a first-year PhD student at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business in the Econometrics and Statistics dissertation area. Chad's research focuses on applying mathematics and computer algorithms to understand how assets, such as stocks, are priced. Chad grew up in Los Angeles, California, where at twelve years old he experienced his 15-minutes-of-fame when he starred on an episode of a gameshow called "Hole in the Wall" on Cartoon Network. After college, Chad worked at Flow Traders in New York City for two years, where he traded high-yield bonds and built statistical models to predict asset prices. Chad enjoys Backgammon, Chess, Poker, his hometown Dodgers and Lakers, and his heavily used ad-free Youtube Premium account.

My name is Robert Mitchell and I am currently a private equity senior associate at GTCR, a private equity firm based in Chicago, IL. GTCR focuses on leveraged buyouts of middle and upper middle market businesses in the Business & Consumer Services, Healthcare, Financial Services & Technology, and Technology Media & Telecommunications industries. I started my career as an analyst at GTCR in the Business & Consumer Services group. I attended the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign and graduated with highest honors in 2020 with a B.S. in Finance. I'm happy to discuss any questions related to recruiting, day-to-day responsibilities, technical knowledge needed, or personal navigation of all things Private Equity. 

My name is Alec Feng and I am currently a Private Equity Associate at Marlin Equity Partners in Los Angeles, where I focus on investing in middle market software businesses. Prior to joining Marlin, I worked at William Blair as an Investment Banking Analyst for two years in the Technology group in Chicago. I am originally from Manhattan Beach, California, and I graduated from Michigan State in 2022 with a B.A. in Finance. I am happy to chat about investment banking & private equity recruiting, interviewing, and career paths in general.

My name is Jeff Blethen, and I am currently an associate with Atlas Holdings, and was previously an associate with PSP Partners in Chicago focusing on buyout and growth equity transactions. Prior to joining PSP, I was an investment banking analyst in the Global Industrials group at Jefferies in NYC. I graduated from the University of South Carolina in 2017 with a BA in international business and finance. I went through non-target recruiting coming out of South Carolina, so I understand the difficulties that come from attending a non-core school. I am more than happy to walk you through my networking strategies, help you craft your story, and teach the dark arts of cold calling and emailing.