2011-2012 BGI/Michael Larson Asset Management Fellows
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David Hirsch ’13
David is a junior at Claremont McKenna College majoring in Economics with a sequence in Financial Economics. Born and raised in Evanston, Illinois, David is currently working as a research analyst at the Financial Economics Institute. On campus, David has worked for the Kravis Leadership Institute as a consultant to not-for-profits and is currently Vice President of large-cap domestic equities in the CMC Student Investment Fund. He also serves as a student representative on the Student Alumni Relations Council and a dorm Senator for the Associated Students of CMC. This past summer David worked as a Summer Equity Analyst for Morningstar in Chicago. While at Morningstar, he prepared and presented a complete analyst report on Fortinet Inc. to upper management, as well as authored articles on investment strategy and equity research that were published in Morningstar Advisor Magazine. He is interested in pursuing a career in management consulting or financial services. |
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Rachel Kitzmiller ’13
Born and raised in Portland, Oregon, Rachel began her university studies at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. She then traded overcast skies and oat cakes for the California sunshine and Claremont McKenna College. She is currently pursuing her passion, working towards a Bachelor¹s Degree in Economics and a Master¹s Degree in Finance. Rachel was recently selected as a BGI/Michael Larson Asset Management Fellow. She serves on the Student Investment Fund as VP of the small cap fund. This past summer, Rachel worked as an intern at Ferguson Wellman Capital Management performing fixed income research. |
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Erica Libby ’12
Erica, originally from New York City, is a senior at Claremont McKenna College majoring in Economics and Middle Eastern Studies and is one of this year’s Robert Day Scholars. Erica has worked as a research assistant and fellowship recipient for the Berger Institute. She is currently working as research aide to the World Economic Forum focusing on the Middle East and North Africa conference which takes place this fall at the Dead Sea. This past summer, Erica worked as an analyst in the equities division at Cascade Investment in Washington. After graduation, she hopes to work on financial development in emerging markets. |
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Andrew Oetting ’12
Drew, originally from Iowa City, Iowa, is a senior at Claremont McKenna College. He is majoring in Mathematics and Economics and plans to complete the Finance Sequence. Drew was also a recipient of the BGI/Michael Larson Asset Management Fellowship last year. In addition, he is a Robert Day Scholar, a member of the Board of Trustee's Student Affairs Committee and tutors for both the Mathematics and Economics departments. Besides his academic pursuits, Drew plays for the top-ranked CMS varsity golf team, serves as Financial Advisor on the ASCMC Executive Board and sings in The Claremont Shades, a professional acapella group. After his sophomore year, Drew worked as a Summer Associate for Asia Pacific Investment Partners, a Hong Kong-based private equity company which invests in Mongolian real estate and mining assets. This past summer, Drew worked as a private equity analyst for Cascade Investment in Kirkland, Washington. |
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Rishabh Parekh ’12
Rishabh is a senior at Claremont McKenna College pursuing both a Master's in Finance and a BA in Economics. On campus, Rishabh is involved in economic research at both the Rose Institute of State and Local Government and the Financial Economics Institute, in addition to being a resident assistant for one of the campus resident halls and a Robert Day Scholar. This last summer, he had the opportunity to work for an investment advisory firm, Lombardia Capital Partners, where he applied his interest in value investing by doing equity research for the Large and Mid Cap products. Rishabh hopes to learn how to better understand business economics so that he can one day go into asset management. |
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Nicholas (Coady) Smith ’12
Coady is a senior at CMC majoring in Economics with the Financial Economics Sequence. In addition to being a Robert Day Scholar and a BGI Fellow, he is part of the inaugural group of undergraduate students to participate in the Master’s in Finance Program. Beyond his academic pursuits, Coady is the Chief Investment Officer of CMC's Student Investment Fund, a leader of the FEI’s New York City Networking Trip, and a dedicated drummer and guitarist. This past summer, he worked as an investment banking summer analyst at Bank of America Merrill Lynch in Los Angeles. He plans on beginning his career in investment banking after graduation, and ultimately hopes to run his own hedge fund. |
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