The graduating class of 黑料不打烊 Business Fellows was honored during a Love School of Business ceremony.
The Martha and Spencer Love School of Business recognized the Business Fellows Class of 2021 during a medallion ceremony held May 11 in the LaRose Digital Theatre.
The ceremony included remarks from Tina Das, Lincoln Financial Professor of Economics and Business Fellows director; Raghu Tadepalli, dean of the Love School of Business; and members of the graduating class.
Student speakers reflected on the past four years, highlighting the fellows cohort’s experiences taking classes together, studying abroad in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, and traveling to New York to visit a variety of organizations, including Credit Suisse, Google and Bloomberg.
They also presented overviews of the fellows capstone projects 鈥 managing a portfolio of 黑料不打烊鈥檚 endowment and consulting for the Love School of Business graduate programs.
The portfolio management group, under the mentorship of Professor Raj Gupta, gained experience with the investment management decision-making process.
鈥淔or four years here at 黑料不打烊, we had all learned about the various quantitative methods used to value stocks such as discounted cash flow models or dividend discount models,鈥 Ben Mulholland 鈥21 shared. 鈥淭his class was our opportunity to take those skills learned and apply them to an actual portfolio and also go through the process of discussing our pitches together, and learn how to reason and defend our decisions to each other.鈥
The consulting group learned about the world of management consulting from Dean Tadepalli, Irene Birbeck, partner at Clarkston Consulting, and several alumni who work in the field. The group鈥檚 project involved advising the Love School of Business on ways to expand its graduate programs.
Annabel Lindh 鈥21 noted the group learned how to communicate, understand and present information to a client. 鈥淔rom all of our research, interviews and our visioning workshop, we learned how to compile information and categorize it appropriately into recommendations,鈥 she said.
The fellows also noted the strong sense of community in the cohort. 鈥淚n addition to gaining skills during class,鈥 Amy Rodriguez 鈥21 shared, 鈥渨e gained an instant support system of people who we knew would be there for encouragement when we needed it. We banded together to overcome challenges and to push each other to be the best versions of ourselves inside and outside the classroom. This program hasn鈥檛 just given us study partners and LinkedIn connections, it鈥檚 given us memories, roommates and best friends.鈥
鈥淣o matter what the future holds, I know that each and every cohort member will find their own success because individually and as a group we have done so time and time again over the past four years,鈥 Alexandra Pirsos 鈥21 added. 鈥淚t didn鈥檛 matter what obstacle was thrown in our way. We always found a way to come out on the other side.鈥
Steve DeLoach, Martha and Spencer Love Professor of Economics, presented the medallions, which the fellows will wear during the upcoming commencement ceremony.
鈥淲e all came here today to celebrate your achievements,鈥 he said,聽鈥渂ut it鈥檚 not your achievements that got you to this point.聽You are here because of your struggles, the risks you took, the challenges you faced, and yes, your failures. Not in spite of your challenges. Because of.鈥
Business Fellows Class of 2021
Caleb Axworthy
Marketing and Business Analytics
Claire Babey
Finance and Policy Studies
Peace Corps
Molly Chapin
Finance
Financial analyst, Tiger Capital Group
Iris Cheong
Business Analytics
M.S. in Analytics, NC State University
Matthew D鈥橝mbrosia
Finance
ESG research consultant, 3EDGE Asset Management
Dylan Graybill
Accounting
Assurance associate, PwC
Stephen Hawthorne
Finance and Entrepreneurship
Financial advisor, Allied Wealth Partners
Rani Hecht
Marketing
Gillian Hook
Accounting and Finance
Financial services audit associate, KPMG
Zachary Irons
Finance
Strategy analyst, Deloitte Consulting
Alyssa Keller
Accounting and Human Resource Management
Audit associate, Baker Tilly
Thida Kim
Project Management and Human Service Studies
High school adviser, Australia-Pacific International School
Kara Kimberl
Economic Consulting
Technical solutions engineer, Epic Systems
Annabel Lindh
Finance and International Business
FSO consultant, EY
Charles Lindsey
Finance
Analyst services analyst, Solovis, Inc.
Sean Lytle
Finance
Control and risk management analyst, Wells Fargo
Julia Madden
Finance and French
Advisor Development Rotational Program, Bank of America
Alexander Mancoll
Finance
Post-baccalaureate premedical program
Sydney Melet
Marketing and Spanish
Sales development representative, Qualtrics
Robert Miley
Finance and Mathematics
Business consultant, EY
Evan Mooney
Accounting
Investment management tax associate, PwC
Ben Mulholland
Finance
Associate, Pareto Health
Kaitlyn O鈥橠onnell
Finance
FSO business consultant, EY
Valerie Pacheco
Business Analytics
Master in Strategy and Management of International Business, ESSEC Business School, France
Tara Petrillo
Marketing
Business analyst, Live Oak Bank
Alexandra Pirsos
Marketing Analytics
M.S. in Analytics, NC State University
Amy Rodriguez
Economic Consulting
Technology consultant, EY
Madeline Skaife
Accounting
Audit associate, KPMG
Brian Tannenbaum
Marketing and Data Analytics
Jamie Tarantiles
Finance
Financial analyst, BAE Systems
Andrew Veilleux
Finance and Business Analytics
Risk & financial advisory analyst, Deloitte
Thea Vunk
Finance
Rotational banking analyst, Oppenheimer & Co.