For some students, the process of exploring a career path begins with a literal journey. And so it was for a group of finance and real estate undergraduates who traveled to New York City on in April 2018 to take part in the Spring Networking Trek. As part of GW’s Real Estate and Finance (REFA) […]
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What can your alma mater do for you?
This question rattles through the halls of alumni relations’ offices around the country, as the modern graduate’s needs have evolved beyond campus discounts and access to an alumni directory (though GW offers those, too). As classroom learning ends and the “real world” begins, what place does a university have in the lives of its former […]
CCAS Alumnus Says ‘Figure Out What Excites You’
Frank Cordek, CCAS BS ’00, is uniquely qualified to talk about success in business. A director at Signal Hill Capital, a boutique investment bank specializing in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and private placement advisory, he has been a driving force in building the firm’s Internet & Digital Media practice, closing more than 30 transactions since […]
GWSB Alumna Celebrates 40 Years in Finance
“When I first entered the financial services business,” says Jeanie Knigin, GWSB MBA ’83 and Morgan Stanley financial advisor, “I really stood out – women were extremely rare. Now it’s very common.” This year, Jeanie celebrates 40 years of working in finance, the past 30+ of which have been spent in New York. Jeanie graduated […]