Track: Investment Banking & Private Equity
The track prepares students for PE & IB industries through intense technical training used by professionals (e.g., Wall Street Prep), complemented with workshops, and case studies. The track also activates UF’s vast alumni base to create new opportunities and establish a pipeline of qualified graduates entering PE & IB roles.
Leadership
Student Leaders
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Gracie Ding
Co President & FPD Delegate
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Anson Wu
Co President & FPD Delegate
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Bryan Cardoso
VP, Gator Investment Banking Academy
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Kameron Lubben
VP, Gator Investment Banking Academy
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Matthew Odetti
Vice President, Gator Investment Banking Academy
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Alexander Perez
Managing Director, Gator Investment Banking Academy
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Nickolas Choquette
Managing Director, Gator Investment Banking Academy
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Nicholas Bates
Managing Director, Gator Investment Banking Academy
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Hannah Goin
Director of Communications
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Mike Kaiser
Director of Market Analysis and Education
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Skylar Yentis
Director of Marketing
Skylar on LinkedIn
Faculty Advisor
Corporate Sponsors
Silver
Industry Advisors
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Ernesto Padron
Director, Direct Investments, Dimension Capital Management
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Ginny Sangster
Valuation Manager – Alternative Investments, KPMG
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Ian Lane
Managing Director, HarbourVest Partners, LLC
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Gina Martin Adams
Chief Equity Strategist and Global Director of Equity Strategy, Bloomberg Intelligence
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Tommy Moore
Analyst, Goldman Sachs
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Catherine Gylfe
Executive Director, Head of Structuring & Execution, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
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Marta Cotton
Head of Marketing & Client Relations, Ranger Investment Management
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Valentina Osorio
Private Equity Senior Associate, Avance Investment Management
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Brian Fischbein
Managing Director, Southeast Region Investment Banking at UBS
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Anne Zehil
Senior Associate, Warren Equity Partners
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Dan Adan
Partner, Halmos Capital Partners
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Ava Bruner
Analyst, Blackstone
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Nicholas Mignone
Senior Associate, Harbor View Advisors
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Zachary Bagdon
Director, Alternative Investment Specialist, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Zachary on LinkedIn
Activities
Weekly Workshops & Training:
- Career Prep (Resume, LinkedIn, mock interviews, internship search)
- Excel & Powerpoint
- Accounting and Financial Statement Analysis
- DCF & Comps Modeling
- Private Equity Deal Analysis
- LBO and M&A Modeling
- PE Deal Process
Conferences & Corporate Visits:
- Booth School PE Conference | Feb | Chicago
- Corporate site visits:
- Miami / Palm Beach | March 2023
- Thoma Bravo
- H.I.G. Capital
- Dimension Capital Management
- Miami / Palm Beach | March 2023