Finance, Hedge Funds, Real Estate, Private Equity, Venture Capital

Within the field of finance, you can choose to work as part of the “corporate finance staff” of an organization or a company that provides “financial services” to individuals, groups, institutions, or organizations. Some functions or industry sectors most commonly associated with finance include Commercial Banking, Corporate Finance, Financial Planning, Insurance, Investment Banking, Investment Management, and Quantitative Trading.

Exploring Concentrations and Careers: Things to Consider ​

Students often have questions about how their concentration relates to their career pathways and decision making. MCS has compiled some advice as you think about relating your concentration to a potential career:

1. Your concentration does not determine your career. …

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Zach Vigliani Assistant Director, Harvard College Exploring & Self-Assessment
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First-Year and Sophomore Summer Opportunities 2026 (Check back – updated every Friday!)

Explore this curated list of internship, fellowship, and summit opportunities designed for first-year students and sophomores. Many of these roles can be found in Crimson Careers. Please note that employers may refer to first-year students as rising sophomores and sophomores …

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Zach Vigliani Assistant Director, Harvard College Exploring & Self-Assessment
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Harvard and Summer Internships Part 2: A PAF’s Guide from MCS PAF Alex Draghia ’28

In my first blog that can be found here, I reviewed where to look for summer internships here at Harvard. Now I want to talk about how to strategize, actively search for internships and hit the apply button.

So what’s …

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Zach Vigliani Assistant Director, Harvard College Exploring & Self-Assessment
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Leadership Development and Rotational Programs

Below is a sample of the organizations that have structured leadership development programs. These entry-level programs often allow employees to …

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GRADUATE SPOTLIGHTS

Kevin Meli PhD ’25

  • New York, NY
  • Equity Research Associate Royal Bank of Canada
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Nicole Chen ’25

  • New York, NY
  • Software Engineer Stripe
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Kenneth Haas ALM, Management ’25

  • Director of Capital Markets and Investor Relations Horizontal Land Partners
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Marc Heissan ALM, Sustainability ’25

  • Darien, CT
  • Managing Partner Scope 4, LP
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Abrar Khan ALB ’25

  • Toronto
  • CFO JSS Wealth Inc.
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Yash Nahar ALM, Data Science ’25

  • Pune, India
  • Chapter Lead & Data Scientist UBS
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Iain Nelson ALM, Finance ’25

  • Richmond, VA
  • Director, Technology Consulting AlixPartners, LLP
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Rita Nguyen ALM, Finance ’25

  • Los Angeles, CA
  • Senior Financial Analyst Sony Pictures Entertainment
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Nina Plaushin ALM, Museum Studies ’25

  • Washington, D.C.
  • Nonprofit Museum work
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Ahmed Riesgo ALM, Anthropology and Archaeology ’25

  • Miami, Florida
  • Chief Investment Officer Insigneo
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Juan Rosales de la Garza ALM, Finance ’25

  • Denver, CO
  • Senior Investment Officer CEDS Finance
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Komal Shafique ALM, Finance ’25

  • New Jersey
  • Sr. Finance Analyst TD Bank
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Aniket Shroff ALM, Information Management Systems ’25

  • Dubai
  • Managing Director Niti Group of Companies
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Richard Stout ALM, International Relations ’25

  • Head of Equity Capital Markets, South Africa & Sub-Saharan Africa Standard Bank
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Sasha Agarwal ’25

  • New York, NY
  • Private Equity Analyst Silver Lake
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Alex Bernat ’25

  • New York, NY
  • Investment Associate Bridgewater Associates
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Dhwani Garg ’25

  • San Francisco, CA
  • Research Analyst Sutter Hill Ventures
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Lal Kablan ’25

  • New York, NY
  • Equity Analyst Goldman Sachs
Meet Lal

Lisa Mathew ’25

  • New York, NY
  • Analyst BNP Paribas
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Xuanthe Nguyen ’25

  • Master's Student, Mathematical and Computational Finance University of Oxford
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