Winter Alumni Newsletter | December 4, 2024 | |
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Happy Holidays from the Cutler Center
During this season of giving and thanks, I extend my gratitude to you as a supporter of the Stephen D. Cutler Center for Investments and Finance. The wealth of programs, events, and resources the Cutler Center offered this semester was only possible because of your support. Wishing you a happy and healthy holiday season and New Year!
Regards,
Patrick
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Cutler Center Celebrates 25 Years in 2025 | The Center was founded in 2000 with a generous gift from Stephen D. Cutler, MBA'61, and his wife, Alice. Thanks to their generosity and the ongoing support of our many donors, the Cutler Center advances financial education and improves Babson students' skill set and marketability. Join us in 2025 as we celebrate 25 years at Babson College. | | |
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Carlos Roberto Dias Neto MSF '25 Wins 14th Annual Babson Trading Competition
Carlos Roberto Dias Neto MSF’25 won the 14th annual Babson Trading Competition, which attracted 60 undergraduate and graduate students from Babson College, Olin College, and Wellesley College to the Cutler Center finance lab.
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Finance Students Honored at Undergraduate Awards Ceremony
The Undergraduate Award Ceremony honors students for their philanthropic, community, and academic accomplishments. Emilio Oliva ’25 was honored with the Community Impact Award, which is presented to a student who has made the most creative contribution to an innovative impact on the Babson community.
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Kunru Li '25 Wins Babson FinTech Start Up Pitch Competition
At our third-annual Babson FinTech Start Up Pitch Competition, select undergraduate and graduate students from assistant professor Linghang Zeng’s FinTech courses presented their ideas to esteemed professionals for the opportunity to win cash prizes. Congratulations to our winners, OneStream, Finny and Bondly!
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Farrah Narkiewicz Honored with Volunteer Leadership Award
Cutler Center Marketing & Events Manager Farrah Narkiewicz was honored at the 2024 Babson Volunteer Leadership Awards, which presented an award to a Babson Faculty or Administration member who has distinguished themselves in service to the Alumni Association and its Alumni community.
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Join the Cutler Center on Loop:45
Babson College is excited to introduce a new communications tool to bring our community closer together. Loop:45 is a short-form video platform created to enhance the college community experience. It will gradually roll out across campus, using it with students, faculty, staff, parents, and alums.
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Thank You, Alumni!
Throughout the fall semester, the Cutler Center engaged with multiple alumni who were able to stay connected to campus through guest speaking in classes, participating in panel discussions, hosting seminars, assisting with sponsorships for events, and mentoring our finance students. A special thank you to:
- Steve Achatz ‘07, Principal, Volition Capital
- Aditya Agarwal ‘22, Private Equity Associate, NexPhase Capital
- Matthew Apkarian, CFA MBA'20, Associate Director, Product Development, Cerulli Associates
- John Bailer ’92, CFA, Deputy Head of Equity Income, Portfolio Manager, Newton Investment Management Group
- Brian Barefoot ’66, H’09, P’01, Senior Advisor, Carl Marks Advisors
- Lucas Brown '07, MSF '22, Entrepreneur & Investor
- Chris Chandor MBA’98, Senior Vice President of Development & Asset Management, The Davis Companies
- Karen Chandor MBA’74, Principal, Mercer
- Anthony Chiasson '95, Chief Investment Officer, Aurmedis Global Investors LP
- Edward Ciancarelli, CFA, ’00, Principal & Senior Portfolio Manager, The Colony Group
- Sarah Whitaker Clemente '14, Director, Healthcare Investment Banking, Piper Sandler & Co.
- Eric Crawley MBA’09, Director, Investment Strategist, Bank of America
- Chip Dickson ’74, MBA’76, CFA, Co-Founder, DISCERN
- Alex Friedberg '12, Co-founder, BXB Capital
- Mindy Freedman '18, Vice President, Direct Indexing Specialist, Fidelity Investments
- Gregory Galimberti '10, Manager Light Ends Americas & Gasoline Trader, TotalEnergies
- Marco Gargurevich MBA’01, Head of Strategic Initiatives, Geode Capital Management
- Peter Gordon MBA '96, Founder and Managing Partner, Atlantic Fintech Advisors
- Richard Grasfeder, CFA, MBA’05, Managing Director, Senior Portfolio Manager, First Citizens Bank
- Bruce Herring ’87, P’19, CFA, President, Strategic Advisers, Asset Management Division, Fidelity Investments
- Mark Jrolf ‘86, Managing Senior Partner, New Heritage Capital
- Sri Krishnamurthy MBA'11, CFA, CAP, CEO, QuantUniversity Professional Learning
- Ken Martin '95 - Co-Head Trader, US Sector, Fidelity Investments
- George Massey MBA’20, MSF’21, Managing Member, Ellisville Harbour Partners
- Jeff Mortimer ’86, CFA, CIO, Founding Partner - Dragonfly Asset Management, LLC
- Rob Nicewicz ‘07, Partner, Abry Partners
- Jason Orlosky ’04, Chief Strategist & Managing Director, Bridgeway Wealth Partners LLC
- Nick Platt P’23, Partner/Chief Operating Officer/Chief Compliance Officer, Kudu Investment Management
- Jessica Reed ‘03, Partner, Alta Equity Partners
- Annabelle Reid MBA’86, Managing Partner, FoxMoor Capital
- David Sargent ‘82, Senior Advisor, Statesman Business Advisors
- Ben Simon '14, Private Wealth Advisor, Goldman Sachs
- James Spencer ’73, CFA, Former SVP & Chief Investment Officer, Cambridge Trust Company
- Rick Spillane, CFA, Former Director, Eaton Vance Management
- Joseph Spinelli ’98, Trader, Millennium Management
- Jim Taylor ’86, CPWA, Managing Director and Wealth Partner, J.P. Morgan Wealth Management
- Craig Tessimond '00, Managing Director, Houlihan Lokey
- Holland Ward MBA ‘98, Retired Hedge Fund Manager
- Catherine Friend White MBA’86, Managing Director, Golden Seeds
- Kate Will '18, Offshore Renewable Energy, Portfolio Associate, Triton Systems
Alumni have countless ways to stay connected with the Cutler Center, including through mentorship, class guest speakers, hosting corporate site visits, and recruiting our finance students If you are interested in learning more about these opportunities, please reach out to Marketing & Events Managers, Farrah Narkiewicz.
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ICYMI:
Babson College Climbs to No. 2 in Wall Street Journal's Rankings of the Best Colleges in the U.S.
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