Summer 2024 Interns
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Sophia Chen
2024 Intern
What attracted you to intern at the WIO?
After taking a class called “Demystifying Finance” with Anne Martin, I was interested in exploring careers in investing. What drew me to this position specifically, is how the work of the Wesleyan Investments Office has such a meaningful and long-term impact on the Wesleyan community.What are you most looking forward to/ hoping to learn?
I am looking forward to getting to know everyone on the WIO team and learning from all of their knowledge and experiences. I really appreciate how small the team is and how accessible everyone seems, which is pretty unique to this opportunity. -
Nimai Kini
2024 Intern
What attracted you to intern at the WIO?
I was attracted to the WIO because of its immersive learning experience, supportive environment, and connection to the Wesleyan community. The WIO’s commitment to the intern experience gives me confidence I would come out of the internship with a deeper understanding of investing and more importantly better questions moving forward.
What are you most looking forward to/hoping to learn?
This is my first in-person internship, so I hope to make the most of this new and exciting opportunity! I’m looking forward to adding value and learning from the different perspectives of the team. My goal for the internship is to gain clarity on future career paths.
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Benas Babenskas
2024 Intern
What attracted you to intern at the WIO?
Exposure to the variety of asset classes; small and supportive team; ability to meaningfully contribute to Wesleyan’s long-term mission and goals; and well-tailored and designed internship experience – these are just a few out of the plentitude of reasons why the internship at the WIO seemed like a perfect opportunity for me to grow as an aspiring professional in the field of institutional investing.
What are you most looking forward to/ hoping to learn?
During my recruiting process, I was stunned by the intellectual curiosity and knowledge exhibited by all team members. From debating portfolio allocation decisions to discussing the evolution of Big Data in soccer – every conversation was incredibly intellectually stimulating. I look forward to continuing these conversations throughout the Summer.
Past Interns
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Fatoumata Gaye
2023 Intern
What attracted you to intern at the WIO?
I was looking for opportunities that would provide me a window into investing and asset management and really liked the carefully designed experience that the WIO provides. I was drawn to the office because of its team and even while I was recruiting, I could tell everyone would be invested in training and mentoring me which is incredibly valuable. -
Zeyad Shariff
2023 Intern
What attracted you to intern at the Wesleyan Investments Office?
I was attracted to the WIO for two reasons. First, institutional money is in many ways the lifeblood of the public and private capital markets. Working for the WIO presents the unique opportunity to sit on the LP's side of the table and understand how, why, and under what conditions capital is committed to private equity managers, hedge funds, VC funds, and a range of other alternative asset classes. It's a perspective that students and early-career finance professionals rarely have the chance to explore, and I'm excited that working at WIO will give me that opportunity. Secondly, I think working with the Investments Office is particularly meaningful as a Wesleyan student, because of how tangible and relevant its contributions are. Being an investor is interesting in its own right, but working for a single "client" – the University you attend – is a particularly rewarding experience.
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Lucas Pirner
2023 Intern
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Natchanok "Pim" Wandee
2021 Intern
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Bob Liu
2021 Intern
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Hudson Dore
2021 Intern
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KATIE TYNER
2017 Intern
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TING GAO
2016 Intern
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KYLE GIBSON
2014 Intern
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SAMUEL USDAN
2013 Intern
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ROSS PETCHLER
2011 Intern