Speaking at the BYCIG
At the Brooklyn Youth Charitable Investment Group, we invite professionals from across the finance industry to speak with our students in hour-long Zoom sessions held roughly twice a week. Each speaker shares their personal career journey and insights into how the financial world works, followed by a live Q&A with engaged and curious students. Our goal is to create a candid, educational space where young people can learn directly from those who’ve navigated the industry at a high level.













Past Speakers
Past speakers have included managing directors, portfolio managers, and senior analysts with decades of experience across investment banking, asset management, and private equity. Their diverse perspectives and candid insights have given students a practical, behind-the-scenes look at how the finance industry really works.
Marc Chandler
Chief Market Strategist at Bannockburn Capital Markets, Author, Professor
Aaron Hedlund
White House Chief Economist, Associate Professor at Purdue University
Darius Dale
Founder and Chief Executive Officer at 42 Macro LLC
Aswath Damodaran
Professor at NYU Stern School of Business
Daniel Murphy
Managing Director, Co-Head Americas Global Markets, UBS
Ralph Vince
CEO & Founder at Exsuperatus, Charles H. Dow Award Winner
Curtis Dubay
Chief Economist at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Nicklas Volbi
Managing Director, Head of Equity Index Derivatives Trading at Morgan Stanley
Larry Swedroe
Vice Chairman at Prudential Home Mortgage, Author
Jim Veneau
Former Head of Asian Fixed Income at AXA IM
Michael Johnston
Executive Director at JP Morgan Chase
Larry Williams
Stock and Commodity Trader
Joe Mazzola
Head of Trading & Derivatives Strategist at Charles Schwab
Douglas Holtz-Eakin
President at American Action Forum
Andrew Berkin
Head of Research and PM at Bridgeway Capital Management
Rob Mansson
Managing Director, Corporate and Investment Banking at Wells Fargo
Jay Bryson
Former Chief Economist at Wells Fargo
Deepak Puri
CIO of Deutsche Bank Private Bank, Americas
Benjamin Baller
Managing Director of Trading at Trillium Trading
Pedro Antunes
Chief Economist at the Conference Board of Canada
Jose Torres
Senior Economist at Interactive Brokers
Kunal Malhotra
Former Head of Distribution and Structured Investments at UBS
John Ferrara
Founder and President of Capstone Partners
Donald Graham
Chairman of the Board of Directors at the Graham Holding Company
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