Speakers

Annie Hopkins is the head of Americas Graduate Recruiting at Deutsche Bank. She has spent her career supporting young people on their professional journeys and shared practical tips and best practices for setting up your career plan from your first day at college.

Professor Desai is an Associate Professor at Indiana University’s School of Public and Environmental Affairs. She is also the Director of the Manufacturing Policy Initiative and the Associate Director of the Institute for Development Strategies. Her research interests center around entrepreneurship, competitiveness, and economic development policy. She focuses in particular on entrepreneurial opportunity and how different socioeconomic environments can influence entrepreneurial outcomes.

Lucinda Sweazey is a recruiter and member of the investment team at Bridgewater Associates. Previously, she worked as Director of Career Development at King’s College for three years helping students with job searches, offering resume advice, and assisting with employment applications. She has also interned at Gerson Lehrman Group working in the corporate markets department. She holds a Bachelor of Science from King’s College.

Gavin Walsh is a portfolio manager at Bridgewater Associates, where he has worked for seven years. He has also worked at GiveDirectly as their Director of Finance and Information systems. He holds a BA in Economics and Psychology from Purchase College, an MS in Quantitative Finance from Fordham University, and the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

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