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10/03/07
First-ever Claremont Colleges Wall Street Weekend To Bring Top Finance Experts to Campus |
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The first-ever Claremont Colleges Wall Street Weekend, set
for Oct. 12-13, is expected to attract hundreds of students,
faculty and alumni from a cross-section of the business
sector. The event was organized by students to help the
Claremont finance community build bonds instead of simply
selling them. More than 200 students and alumni have already
registered.
The student-organized event was conceived more than a year
ago by a small group of Claremont Colleges students
interested in finance who wanted to draw from the extensive
network of business professionals with links to the
colleges. Organizers have worked to create an opportunity
for everyone interested in finance to come together and
explore new possibilities. “We’re getting a lot of support,”
said Pomona College senior Geoffrey Lewis, one of the
organizers.
For returning alumni, the event will begin with a welcome
dinner and reception on the evening of Friday, Oct. 12.
Students and faculty will join in the morning of Saturday,
Oct. 13 with a breakfast, panel sessions and networking
period.
The Hedge Fund Panel will be comprised of Scott Barker
(Pomona ’87), a portfolio manager with Analytic Investors,
Inc.; Dana Hobson (Harvey Mudd ’85), senior
vice president of Bailard; and Peter G. Sasaki (Pomona ’91),
the founder and managing member of Logo Capital Management,
LLC. This panel will be held on Oct. 13, at 9 a.m. in the
Pomona College Smith Campus Center Edmunds Ballroom (170 E.
Sixth St., Claremont).
The Private Equity Panel will include Paul S. Efron (Pomona
’77), advisory director at Goldman Sachs; Kristin Horne
(Pomona ’93), managing director at Morgan Stanley; and James
A. Quella, senior managing director and senior operating
partner of Blackstone’s Private Equity Group. This panel
will be held on Oct. 13, at 10:10 a.m. in the Pomona College
Smith Campus Center Edmunds Ballroom (170 E. Sixth St.,
Claremont).
Harry McMahon, vice chairman of Merrill Lynch and Claremont
McKenna alumnus, will deliver the keynote speech to
participants at the Claremont Athenaeum during lunch.
Organizers hope the events will provide students with good
insight into career possibilities in the finance industry.
“It’ll give students a sense of what
5-C alums go off and do,” Lewis said.
For further information, visit the website
http://www.wsweekend.com/index.php or call (781)
718-7804.
NOTE: Saturday’s two panel sessions are open to the
public. The keynote speaker and lunch are restricted to
alumni or students. |
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