FMA 2017-2018 Magazine

A LOOK AT OUR STUDENTS
Jenny Herrell, a
freshman at Auburn
University, discovered
her interest in investing
when she took a
macroeconomics course
in high school. The Madison,
Alabama native enjoyed mathematics
and history and viewed finance as the
intersection between the two - allowing her
to analyze companies both fundamentally
and qualitatively. Intrigued by the field and
wanting to learn more, Herrell found an
internship at a local retirement fund and spent
her senior year absorbing all that she could
about investment strategy. Entering Auburn,
she knew she wanted to major in finance
and quickly became involved in the Auburn
Student Investment Fund. After joining FMA,
Jenny was encouraged to apply to the Girls
Who Invest Summer Intensive Program, an
organization that advocates for greater female
presence in the financial services industry and
seeks to provide women with the tools to make
this initiative possible. Jenny was ultimately
accepted by Girls Who Invest – becoming the
first woman from the SEC to participate in the
program. As a summer scholar, Herrell spent
four weeks completing asset management
training at the University of Pennsylvania
and was then matched with an internship
at Prudential in Atlanta, Georgia where she
worked in mezzanine debt and real estate.
Jenny will be joining Point72, a hedge fund
headquartered in Stamford, CT next summer
and hopes to eventually pursue a career in real
estate investing. “I’m looking forward to the
rigor and growth opportunities the next three
years in FMA will bring and helping other
Auburn women utilize the organization to
explore possibilities once thought out of reach.”
Along with her interest in personal investing,
Jenny loves presidential autobiographies,
podcasts, and cooking – when her HelloFresh
box arrives.
JENNY
HERRELL
FMA 2018 MAGAZINE 21