FMA 2017-2018 Magazine

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
PRESIDENT JORDAN CARR
A Year
of Growth
Once again, it was a year of tremendous growth for FMA as
this year’s group continued to build on the progress of former
students. We actively invested in efforts to increase our
name recognition with purposeful branding – not only of our
student successes, but also of our program in general - taking
ownership of the impressive results derived from four years of
curriculum building, determination and hard work. Another
major focus this year was fostering discussions with the college
and FMA Advisory Board regarding FMA’s strategic mission
and trajectory as we continue to push for additional resources,
integration and infrastructure. As you’ll see throughout this
Annual, our focused efforts paid great dividends.
1. 100% full time job placement for 20 seniors
2. 100% internship placement for 19 juniors
3. 14 sophomore and freshman finance related internships
4. 16 sophomore and freshman leadership program participants
5. Instituted FMA’s Advisory Board that will serve as a
governing body and source of strategic guidance for
upcoming initiatives
6. Hosted FMA’s first annual Financial Leadership Summit
that included a full weekend of events for alumni, students
and executives
7. Established FMA’s first Investment Banking Preparatory
Group that met on a weekly basis to prepare students for IB
recruitment and internships
8. Competed in 7 national case competitions - taking 1 st in one
and 2 nd in two
9. Hosted two open-invite forums for business and
engineering students:
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FMA 2017-2018 President Jordan Carr joined FMA
as a sophomore and recently completed his major in
Mechanical Engineering with minors in Finance and
Business. He initially decided to pursue engineering
professionally and completed an internship with
ExxonMobil in Houston, TX. However, following his
internship and multiple conversations with investment
bankers, Jordan decided to alter his career path and
pursue a career in investment banking. Jordan interned
with Moelis & Co. in Houston last summer and accepted
a full time offer to join Moelis in New York City as an
investment banking analyst.
10. Focused on branding and earlier education of FMA and
finance careers with a visit to Hoover High School’s
Finance Academy
11. Recorded an average starting compensation for 2018
graduating class of $93,600
Knowing the plans that FMA leadership has for the next
several years, I am excited to witness future growth and give
back as an alumnus. As mentioned to my fellow 2018 graduates,
FMA’s goal is to be a resource not only for current students, but
also for alumni as they progress in their careers. Thank you to
the students, alumni, guests and advisers who made this past
year possible. Reaching new heights requires team effort and
could not happen without your help.
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