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GIRLS WHO INVEST This year, FMA celebrated its second student acceptance into the prestigious Girls Who Invest (“GWI”) Summer Intensive Program. GWI seeks to address the gender imbalance in the maledominated asset management sector by equipping women with the necessary technical and behavioral skills to succeed in a career in investing. This 10-week program entails four weeks of classroom experience at elite financial research institutions Wharton and Notre Dame followed by a six-week internship with a leading asset manager. The training portion of the program culminates into a capstone project, where women have the opportunity to consult with a Fortune 500 company’s investor relations team and formulate a pitch to a committee of investors. Jenny Herrell, GWI Class of 2018, was the first SEC state university student to receive admission into Girls Who Invest. After learning about GWI, Tracy Richard, FMA’s director, immediately reached out to Jenny, suggesting she apply. Jenny worked tirelessly over her application as they both realized the career opportunities that this program presented. “After Jenny’s admittance, our first aim was to prepare her as much as possible for this opportunity – ensuring she best represented the Auburn FMA program. Older members helped, spending countless hours developing Jenny’s technical and modeling skills to ensure she would be prepared for the rigor of GWI,” Richard explains. Throughout the summer, Jenny continuously emailed Tracy with ideas for programing and training, providing a framework for this year’s new member Jenny Herrell (right) helped prepare Emily Mills (left) for the elite GWI program. curriculum. GWI’s training ultimately prepared Jenny for internship recruiting and culminated in an offer from Point72, where she will begin this June as a hedge fund summer analyst. Tracy explains “FMA’s accomplishments and prestige are built on student drive and ownership – Jenny is a solid testament to this dedication and stewardship. When she returned to campus, our goal was simple: rally behind a candidate and aim to place a second woman into GWI.” The two could think of no better candidate than Emily Mills, current FMA sophomore and Auburn Track & Field athlete. Jenny states, “Emily is equally dedicated to her career and personal development, and we anticipate great things to follow her admission to this program.” GWI’s goal is simple: Build a pipeline of female asset managers so that 30 percent of global investable capital is managed by women by 2030. FMA shares in this vision. Herrell contends, “We believe financial literacy offers women and minorities the opportunity to hold power over their future, pursue a career with influence, and ultimately better their communities and bring about change in both political and social spheres. Financial literacy provides the opportunity to control your own wealth, and wealth implies power, which ultimately garners influence.” 34 FMA 2019 MAGAZINE
LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS FMA women believe in assisting one another and lending a helping hand to see junior female members succeed – a sentiment clearly seen in the advancement of Jenny and Emily but a culture that began long before their membership. FMA’s mentorship and early identification has led to the development of countless female leaders, including President Caroline Clothiaux, who entered into corporate finance at Delta in 2016 and championed for the employment of additional FMA members. This legacy continued with President Krista Alexon, currently an associate at Silicon Valley Bank, who also remains strongly connected to the organization. Current president Bailey Sullivan will join Goldman Sachs in New York upon graduation, and Kate Bagley, Auburn Student Investment Fund president will join Exxon, adding to the list of impressive leaders. There are many strong women associated with FMA that continue to pour into this program. Without their dedication and hard work, the organization would not have reached the feats they boast today. Ownership, drive, and stewardship are the qualities ingrained in these young leaders and have been an integral focus since the program’s inception. Members believe in the organization’s mission to increase diversity in the financial services industry, for they have witnessed firsthand the successes that stem from the mentorship and encouragement that occurs within the walls of FMA. Leadership Program Highlights • FMA Identified opportunity with one of the most prestigious diversity programs in the country • FMA worked with target student to prepare application and recommendation packet • Student was selected – GWI provided 6 weeks of academic training at Penn then placed her with Prudential Global Investment Management for summer internship • This experience made her highly prepared for recruiting cycle: student will be joining Point72 this summer in academy program which has ~0.3% acceptance rate. • First student worked to identify and prepare subsequent nominee, who was selected and will start GWI Summer ’19 • Also re-established relationship with FMA ‘15 alum who worked to place FMA intern at PGIM, NYC this summer FMA 2019 MAGAZINE 35
Page 1 and 2: fma 2018-2019 MAGAZINE Celebrating
Page 3 and 4: TABLE OF CONTENTS INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Page 5 and 6: FROM THE FMA DESK MESSAGE FROM THE
Page 7 and 8: INCOMING PRESIDENT JIM BREWSTER Pla
Page 9 and 10: We are involved ambassadors that co
Page 11 and 12: Corporate Headquarter Visits SunTru
Page 13 and 14: 2019 ACCOMPLISHMENTS Program Overvi
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Page 17 and 18: Work Hard... FMA 2019 MAGAZINE 17
Page 23 and 24: A LOOK AT OUR STUDENTS HALEY MCDONN
Page 25 and 26: A LOOK AT OUR STUDENTS CALEB CARTER
Page 27 and 28: A LOOK AT OUR STUDENTS NATHAN STEIN
Page 29 and 30: 5 YEARS OF PROGRAMMING FMA 2019 MAG
Page 31 and 32: 5 YEARS OF PROGRAMMING Jenny Herrel
Page 33: Leadership Program PARTICIPATIONS F
Page 37 and 38: FMA students represented FMA in two
Page 39 and 40: 5 YEARS OF EARNINGS For the second
Page 41 and 42: AWARDS & SCHOLARSHIPS WOMEN OF DIST
Page 43 and 44: AWARDS & SCHOLARSHIPS At six feet,
Page 45 and 46: SUPPORTER SPOTLIGHT ALAN BANNISTER
Page 47 and 48: Students meet with veteran banker C
Page 49 and 50: Alumnus Jordan Carr hosts students
Page 51 and 52: Adtran - Huntsville Abhi Gulati Ame
Page 53 and 54: 5 YEAR NOTES - ALUMNI Morgan Lynch
Page 55 and 56: 5 YEARS OF RETURNS We want to thank

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