Early Careers in Investment Banking and Private Equity (Tuesday, April 22nd 2025, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EDT)
When: Tuesday, April 22nd 2025, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EDT Location: Unknown We encourage graduating seniors with analyst offers to join this panel of four Middlebury alumni (Abigail Jameson ’18, Daniel Tighe ’20, Ben Slater ’20.5, and Shridhar Singhania ‘22) for an interactive discussion on early career paths in investment banking and private equity.Drawing from their experience, our panelists will offer insights and advice on topics crucial for early career management including: Succeeding at your first destination Career progression, including the internal promotions process and exit opportunities Pursuing an MBA Panelists will discuss their own experiences, provide advice on paths at their firms, field questions, and then lead smaller roundtables in breakout rooms. Their backgrounds include the following:Abigail Jameson ’18 – Abbie majored in Economics at Middlebury before joining Deutsche Bank as an investment banking analyst. She spent just over three years at the bank, earning a promotion to associate, and then joined Clayton, Dubilier & Rice as a private equity associate. After two years at CD&R, Abbie left to pursue her MBA at Harvard Business School and will graduate in May 2025.Daniel Tighe ’20 – After graduating with his degree in Economics, Danny joined Barclays as an investment banking analyst (healthcare). Following two years at Barclays, Danny left to join Bain Capital as a private equity associate.Benjamin Slater ’20.5 – At Middlebury, Ben majored in IP&E. Following graduation, he spent two years working as an investment banking analyst at Barclays (healthcare). In July 2023, he transitioned to Carlyle, where he currently serves as a private equity associate on the healthcare team. Shridhar Singhania ’22 – Shridhar studied Economics, History, and Chinese at Middlebury. He joined Evercore after graduation and worked there for approximately two and a half years as an investment banking analyst. In October 2024, he joined Blackstone as a private equity associate.