The student investment program provides ample opportunities for students to converse with investment professionals inside and outside of the classroom. We are very grateful to the many business professionals who have taken time to share their experiences and provide guidance to the students.

Networking and learning opportunities include information sessions, class speakers, dinners, training sessions, mock interviews, client meetings, trips, and other activities.

Investment and investment-related firms that have contributed to the ASAP experience in recent years, include:

* Only includes investment and investment-related firms.

Investment Speakers
Firm Individual Title
Adage Capital Phill Gross Managing Director
AG Asset Mgt Beth Dater
Dana Troxell		 CIO
CEO
Argyle Inv. LLC Rich Gula Owner
Avatar-Associates Ted Thoedore Founder
Barclays Tom Leonard
Jennifer Woo		 Managing Director
Analyst
Batterymarch Tim Linkas CIO
Boston Private Bank & Trust Co. Jay Wailes Senior VP
Cadence Capital Mike Skillman
Bill Bannick
Bob Fitzpatrick
Paul Stringer		 CEO
CIO
Portfolio Manager
Senior Analyst
CastleArk Jerry Castellini President
CFA Institute Jeff Diermeier CEO
Chesapeake Asset Management Sherrill Blalock Managing Member
Chicago Asset Management Scott Sindelar
Peter Thompson		 Senior Managing Director
President & CEO
Chieftan Glenn H. Greenberg Founder
Citigroup Betsi Hill
Tobias Levkovich
Joel Levy
Matt Carpenter		 Managing Director
Strategist
Head of Equity Research Oversight Committee
Managing Director of Equity Strategies
Clough Capital Partners LP Chuck Clough Founder
CNBC Jeff Macke Co-Host
Columbia Wanger Chuck McQuaid CIO
Credit Suisse Greyson Colvin
Adrienne Young		 Analyst
Portfolio Manager
Credit Sights Glenn Reynolds CEO
Crews & Associates Steve Pully Head of Corporate Development
DnB Nor Asset Mgmt Bard Johannessen CEO, Head of US Equities
Eminence Capital Ricky Sandler Owner
Fidelity Gordon Scott
Steve Petersen		 Portfolio Manager
CEO
Franklin Templeton Investments Steve Moeller Senior Vice President
Frontier Capital Tom Duncan Chairman, Small Growth Portfolio Manager
GE Asset Management Ralph Layman President, CIO - International Equities
General Motors Asset Management Kam Chang
Ed Sullivan		 Portfolio Manager
Director of Research
Goldman Sachs Anthony Carpet Co-Director of US Research
Harris Associates Bill Nygren Portfolio Manager
Heartland Advisors Adam Peck Portfolio Manager
Heitman Morie Tognarelli
Tim Pire		 President
Managing Director
Highfields Capital John Jacobson Managing Director
ISI Group Francois Trahan Strategist, Head of Quantitative Research
Jefferies George Notter Managing Director
Lehman Brothers Tom Sontag Managing Director
Leuthold Group Douglas Ramsey Strategist, Director of Research
Lodestar Investment Council Bob Dearborn Partner
Lotsoff Capital Management Stephen Bossu
Don Reid
Senior Managing Partner
Managing Director of Equity Division
Madison Investment Advisors Drew Justman Equity Analyst
Members Capital Advisors Jeremy Whitish
Scott Opsal		 Fixed Income Analyst
Vice President, Portfolio Manager
Merrill Lynch Michael Dowdell
Manoj Kulkami
 Fixed Income Trader
Managing Director
Miller Tabak Charles Lombardo
Kevin O'Brien		 Managing Director
Equity Research Salesperson
Morningstar Damien Conover
Pat Dorsey		 Senior Stock Analyst
Director of Stock Research
Munder Thomas Kenny Senior Portfolio Manager
Nakoma Capital Management Greg Schroeder Senior Analyst
Neuberger Berman Tom Sontag Managing Director, Vice President
New Amsterdam Partners Michelle Clayman Founder, CEO
Northern Capital Management Brian Hellmer
Steve Hawk		 Director of Research
Chairman and CEO
Northern Trust Joe Wolfe
Mark Gossett		 Quantitative Research
COO
Nuland & Arshad Jamie Nuland Principal
Numeric Investors Shanta Puchtler
Langdon B. Wheeler		 Director of Research
President
Perry Capital Paul Leff Partner, Senior Managing Director
Phoenix Investment Advisor Jeff Peskind Managing Director
Premier Asset Management LLC Joseph Seminetta CEO
Principal Financial Global Investors Keith Bokota Analyst
Pzena Investment Management Tony Despirito Co-Portfolio Manager Large Cap, PM Small Cap
Robert W. Baird & Co. Chucker Severson Senior Vice President, Senior Portfolio Manager
SAC Bill Wappler Associate Director of Research
Sirios LP Tony Piterno Energy Portfolio Manager
Spot Trading Scott Schwanke
Paulina Fin Caprio		 Director of Research
Director of Research
Stark Investments Ryan Downs
Dan Braun		 Portfolio Manager
Director of Global Environmental Finance
State of Wisconsin Investment Board David Villa CIO
The Capital Group Tara Torrens Vice President
Trinity Advisory Group, LP Dan Meader Founder, Managing Partner
UBS Global Asset Management Tom Cole
Tom Madsen		 Managing Director, Director of Research
Global Head of Equities
United Church of Christ Pension Board Catherine Waterworth
Michael Downs		 Investment Officer
President, CEO
University of Chicago Endowment Peter Stein Vice President
UW Foundation David Erickson Senior Director of Investments
Victory Capital Management Michael Koskuba Managing Director
Voyageru Michael Spencer CIO
Wellington Renee Anderson
Karl Bandtel
Matthew Shumway		 Institutional Product Salesperson
Partner
High Yield Analyst
Westfield Capital Will Muggia President, CIO
Whale Rock Michael Gatzlaff Analyst
Z.I. Investments Ray Zemon Managing Member