Join us to hear from Howard Hong, co-founder and CFO of Jane Technologies. Howard Hong received an MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management and has extensive experience in the business and finance world.

Join this event to hear from Haley Hasho, co-founder of Exodus Capital and one of Commerical Observer's "Top Young Sales Professionals of 2021."

Listen to former JEC NYC presidents and vice presidents (Eileen Ye, Shrey Jhalani, Mahmoud Abdellatif, and Amelia Frank) speak about their experiences with the JEC and where they are currently!

JECNYC's 2024 Winter Forum

Join us on Sunday, May 21, at 3pm EST for “Career Conversations: Elizabeth Schropp.”

Elizabeth Schropp is an analyst at Morgan Stanley and works in the Office of the Chairman and CEO with James Gorman. She graduated from Georgetown University in 2021, majoring in Mathematics and minoring in Business Administration. Having worked as a summer intern for Morgan Stanley following her junior year, she joined the firm after graduating in 2021.

She will speak to the JEC about how to break into investment banking, what investment banking entails as a career, and more! Please join us for this wonderful virtual event!

Robert Khoury is a co-founder and the CEO of Agile Rainmakers—a high impact business development consulting and advisory firm. He has attained a BSE in Electrical Engineering from Princeton University and an MBA in Finance and International Business from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. With over 20 years of experience in finance, Mr. Khoury has served in a multitude of roles, including equity derivatives trader, portfolio manager, corporate strategist, chief operating officer, recruiter, hedge fund executive, and private equity investor. We are beyond excited to be having Mr. Khoury join us on March 11th to speak about receiving and optimizing internships!

On Sunday March 5th we will be having our next discussion club meeting. In the discussion club members discuss articles and podcasts about current topics in business. This discussion club will help you expand your understanding of various aspects of business, economics, and finance, in addition to helping you foster personal connections with other individuals in JEC NYC. For this meeting we will discuss an article about the effects of China’s reopening on the global economy.

Join us on Saturday, February 25 at 3 PM for a LinkedIn development led by Lauren Mack! You can read more about the event and sign up below.

Lauren Mack is a freelance journalist who writes about travel, food, and more. Ms. Mack has also spoken about social media, LinkedIn, food writing, and personal branding at Columbia Scholastic Press Association, Modo Labs, and Columbia University. Ms. Mack will be speaking about how to create a successful LinkedIn profile, how to frame past experiences, who to connect with on LinkedIn, how to use LinkedIn to find jobs/internship opportunities, and how to build a resume. This event will be a great opportunity to learn about professional development and networking as a high schooler. Sign up for the virtual event using this link.

Interested in Northwestern University or undergraduate economics? The JEC NYC is extremely excited to invite Ms. Kinsley and Dr. Witte for an exclusive event. Ms. Kinsley is the Director of Undergraduate Admissions for Northwestern University, so bring any questions you may have about Northwestern or about the admissions process! And we are also extremely lucky to have Dr. Witte, Dean of Undergraduate Studies for the Economic Department, to answer questions about undergraduate economics at Northwestern as well!

The Junior Economic Club of New York City is delighted to host Dean James Nondorf, the Dean of College Admissions at the University of Chicago. He has been Dean of Admissions since 2009, and prior to that he was Dean of Admissions at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Dean Nondorf also served as Associate Director of Admissions at Yale University. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Yale and his Master of Liberal Arts in Ethics from Valparaiso University. Dean Nondorf will be speaking to the JEC about the University of Chicago with a specific focus on its economics programs. He will also be talking about the admissions process and tips he has for applicants. Please join us virtually for this incredible opportunity!

Join us for The Junior Economic Club of New York City's fall open house! This information session is for prospective students that would like to learn more about this student-run club in New York City. JECNYC offers high school students exposure to the business world through networking events, workshops, and community initiatives. The meeting will include some of our facts & figures, requirements for members, benefits of membership, community initiatives, and past events, speakers & partnerships. Sign up here!

At this event, we will hear from Marcus Berkowitz, the Chief Product and Innovation Officer at Grameen America (a nonprofit microfinance organization that provides microloans to help individuals that are living below the poverty line with their business initiatives). Mr. Berkowitz spearheaded Grameen America’s transformation to cashless, paperless, cloud-based and mobile-ready operations, improving their technological innovation and data strategy. Moreover, he played a crucial role in Grameen America’s adjustments to virtual operations throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mr. Berkowitz will be speaking to us about the significance of Grameen America's technological development over the years.

Ernie Rogers is both the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Magnetar Capital, an Illinois-based hedge fund. Mr. Rogers has been with Magnetar for nearly 17 years, first joining the Fixed Income team in 2005. He graduated from Kansas State University with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Financial Management. He will speak to the JEC about his personal, academic, and professional background, as well as his current responsibilities as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Magnetar. Please join us for this virtual event on September 28th!

Time TBD. See more here. Members can find the link to join at the members’ page.

Join us for the Member Networking Event! Come to connect with the JEC NYC community and meet the board, fellow JEC NYC members, and alumni in-person. The event will be hosted in Central Park, and food will be provided. Feel free to pop by anytime from 3-6pm on July 31st!

This is JECNYC's first movie night. We will be hosting this event on Saturday, June 25 starting from 2pm to 4pm on Zoom. Sign up below:

On Sunday, May 22nd, from 4-5 PM the JEC will be hosting its first official Coffee and Chat meeting alongside the Ambassadors! We will be kicking off the event with a game of economic Jeopardy, followed by a casual conversation with fellow JEC members. Feel free to join if you are interested. Note that it is not a firm commitment, and you do not have to attend every coffee and chat after this one. Think of it as a chance to make friends and form relationships with like-minded peers! After the May 22nd meeting, chats will happen monthly throughout the year and attendance is strongly encouraged.

Members can sign up at the members page here.

Zachary Hamed is the Founder and Co-CEO of Clay, a software startup which helps one be their most thoughtful self within their personal and professional network. Mr. Hamed attended high school at the Collegiate School in New York and has a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science from Harvard University. Most recently, Mr. Hamed helped build the product management team for Goldman Sachs’ web platform, Marquee, which caters to institutional clients. Before that he also co-founded a startup in the developer tools space. Mr. Hamed was featured in Forbes’ “30 Under 30” in 2017 for his work with the Goldman Sachs Group.

In our upcoming event with Mr. Hamed, he will share his experiences in building companies, both as a part of a larger institution and independently.

You can sign up for the event below:

The JEC NYC’s Spring Forum will be held on the afternoon of Saturday, May 14th. Speakers will include Diane Schrader (founder and CEO of thirdACT), Anh Do (Partner of Indus Capital and Head of Pharmaceuticals and Biotech investments), Johnathon Kyriacou (Vice President, Hospital Operations at Mount Sinai Health System), and Christopher Caltabiano (Chief Program Officer for the Council for Economic Education).

More detailed information about the speakers can be found here.

Members will be emailed event details and an access link.

We are thrilled to announce our upcoming event with Dr. Paolo Gaudiano on March 14th, from 5-6 PM: “How Analytics and Research can Address Real-world Problems in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion”!

Dr. Paolo Gaudiano is President of ARC, Chief Scientist of Aleria and Adjunct Associate Professor at the NYU Stern School of Business. Dr. Gaudiano is also a Forbes contributor on Diversity & Inclusion, and Chairman of the annual Diversity & Inclusion Research Conference. These activities combine Paolo’s decades of experience in business, technology and academia, to transform how people think about diversity and what they do about it, with the ultimate goal of making our society more inclusive and equitable.

Dr. Gaudiano holds degrees in Applied Mathematics, Aerospace Engineering and Computational Neuroscience, and is the recipient of numerous awards including a Moonshot House Fellowship from the Kravis Center for Social Impact (2019), a Young Investigator Award from the Office of Naval Research (1996), and a Neuroscience Fellowship from the Sloan Foundation (1992). He was a tenured faculty member at Boston University and he taught at Tufts University and CUNY before joining NYU.