Alumni Return to Wesleyan to Share Their Experiences in Finance

On Feb. 6, recent Wesleyan graduates returned to campus and shared their experiences in finance. The conference, titled “Finance — Theory and Applications: A Conversation with Alumni,” covered mergers and acquisitions, value investing, trading and case study analysis. Attendees also had an opportunity to ask questions.

Anand Gopalan ’09, James Hounsell ’11 and Eugene Wong ’09, all of whom have relevant experience in the field of finance, spoke at the event. Joyce Jacobsen, professor of economics, also gave remarks at the conference. The event was hosted by Abigail Hornstein, associate professor of economics, with support from the Allbritton Center for the Study of Public Life and the Wesleyan Investment Group.

“What I enjoyed most was the opportunity to hear how interested the financial industry is in hiring liberal arts-educated students,” said attendee Michael Smith ’18. “With a strong liberal arts background, at a competitive financial firm, within six to 12 months the liberal art graduate is on par with a [top undergraduate business school] graduate.”

Photos of the event are below: (Photos by Hannah Norman ’16)