Hello, my name is Whitney Dean. I am currently an Investor Relations Analyst at Goldman Sachs Asset & Wealth Management, sitting within the Alternatives Capital Formation group on the Private Credit team. In my role, I support fundraising and investor communications across both institutional and private wealth channels, helping manage fund reporting, investor materials, and client servicing efforts.

Prior to Goldman, I worked at Cambridge Associates in Dallas on the Private Client team, conducting manager due diligence, portfolio analysis, and investment recommendations for high-net-worth families and foundations. I graduated from Southern Methodist University in 2023 with a B.B.A. in Finance with a specialization in Alternative Asset Management.

As someone who navigated the recruiting process without an immediate network in finance, I know how valuable mentorship and open conversations can be. I’m happy to chat about breaking into the alternatives space, investor relations, navigating early career pivots, or anything else that would be helpful. Please don’t hesitate to reach out!

My name is Drew Duff and I am currently a Senior Consultant at Deloitte, based out of New York City. My journey began when I moved to Brazil to live and work for several years at the U.S. Department of State. Around this same period, I chose to double major in Economics & International Affairs at Wake Forest University. Consulting offered the prospect of addressing complex social, financial, and health issues through private-sector solutions. I found this opportunity fascinating and consequently, at Deloitte I now focus on helping clients make strategic choices to solve challenges within the Financial Services and Life Sciences industries. In addition, as a member of Deloitte’s ALPFA committee (Association for Latino Professionals) I have worked hands-on to champion dozens of students and professionals from non-traditional backgrounds. I would be happy to chat on anything related to the consulting life and recruiting process.

Hello, my name is R.J. Shamberger, and I am a private equity associate at A&M Capital (an independent affiliate of Alvarez & Marsal Consulting) based in Greenwich, CT. Prior to my current position, I spent three years in Partners Group’s rotational analyst program based in Denver, CO where I spent time across their secondaries, private credit, and buyout business services teams. In my current role, I focus on executing majority buyouts in the middle market for transactions up to $200 million.

I am originally from Charlotte, NC and earned my BA in Economics from Williams College in Massachusetts. I spent my first-year post-grad as a teaching assistant at a New England boarding school before transitioning into private equity. As someone with a non-traditional background, I can relate to the daunting task of breaking into finance and am always happy to share the ins-and-outs of how I worked my way from the classroom to the desk as well as the lessons I learned along the way.