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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