Case Competitions
Owen students are among the best when pitted against top schools in case competitions. Vanderbilt MBAs have placed first in the Rolanette and Berdon Lawrence Finance Case Competition at Tulane in three out of five years (2006, 2008, and 2010).

Finance Club
The Vanderbilt Finance Club provides members with a range of robust learning and career development opportunities. Benefits include mentoring, resume reviews, mock interviews, modeling/valuation workshops with industry professionals, career panel discussions, alumni networking events, speakers and case studies.

More Resume-Building Activities

Financial Markets Research Center (FMRC)
Discover the latest research from our award-winning finance faculty.

Investment Banking Academy
Enroll in a rigorous preparation program to help you compete for the most sought-after finance jobs.

Max Adler Student Investment Fund
This student-run long-only equity investment fund sponsors a student through his or her first year at Vanderbilt. This happens after the fund reaches a certain value, taking inflation and other costs into account. The goal of MASIF is to provide Vanderbilt MBA students with an opportunity to gain experience in investment management and research. Students learn to actively manage the fund, which now consists of four portfolios, and beat a benchmark each year.

New York Interview Day
Travel to New York City to interview for full-time or summer internships with companies from all industries based in NYC and the surrounding area.

Training the Street
Get hands-on training in financial modeling and valuation.

TVA Investment Challenge
TVA’s Investment Challenge is a unique, innovative partnership between TVA and 24 universities in its service territory that provides a real-world learning experience in portfolio management. The Challenge gives teams of students hands-on experience in managing TVA stock portfolios. Students actively manage TVA funds by designing long-term investment strategies, placing trades, and providing performance reports to TVA—all under the guidance of a faculty member. Students learn how to manage real money and all the requirements that come along with it and are held to similar guidelines as TVA’s professional money managers. Each year, seven Vanderbilt MBA students work together to manage upwards of $300,000.

Wall Street Week
Each fall, the Career Management Center (CMC) coordinates this week-long trip to New York for MBA students exploring careers in finance. “Wall Street Week is the primary mechanism for introducing careers in financial services to first-year MBA students,” says Emily Anderson, senior associate director for the CMC. “When they meet alumni and other firm representatives, it brings a sense of reality to career paths they may have only read about. Students come back much better educated about their options and what it takes to get to Wall Street from Owen.”

Ajibola Akindele
Vanderbilt MBA 2007
Vice President, Citigroup
“Students at Owen come from diverse racial, cultural, professional and educational backgrounds, and each brings a unique perspective.”
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Eric Anderson
Vanderbilt MBA 2009
CFO, Johnston & Murphy and Licensed Brands at Genesco
“I have reached a career goal I was hoping to attain five years down the road.”
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Sapna Lathia Boze
Vanderbilt MBA 2010
Sr. Financial Analyst,Corp FP&A - Revenue at Autodesk
“My experience at Owen has been amazing. I have learned from so many different people from all around the world.”
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Aaron Brown
Vanderbilt MBA 2010
Director Financial Analysis, NFI
“I quickly gained exposure to industries and job functions I never before considered, and my internship is the perfect fit to help me launch a new career.”
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Matt Garrett
Vanderbilt MBA 2008
Senior Associate - Operations, Creative Associates International, Inc.
“Owen is a very student-driven environment. If students have an idea for a program or project they want to undertake, the staff and faculty are very supportive and eager to provide the resources to make you successful.”
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