In June 2021, State Street Corporations announced the launch of a new division focused on addressing the industry's evolving shift to digital finance. The Cutler Center hosted Vice President Nicole Olson for a fintech fireside chat to discuss her current role where she is focused on the new era of innovation in financial markets – blockchain and digital ledger technology. The session was moderated by Damanick Dantes, CMT ‘12, owner of Dantes Outlook LLC and crypto market analyst at CoinDesk.

$avvy, is an award-winning documentary film that investigates the historical, cultural, and societal norms around women and money. $avvy questions why women often take a backseat to managing their money, and reveals why it’s increasingly critical for women to take the reins of their financial futures. Members of the Babson community were invited to tune in for a panel discussion about the film and the topic of financial literacy, featuring the filmmaker and Babson faculty, alumni, and students working to advance financial literacy.

Join us as guests will discuss the Greater Boston market dynamics, emerging trends in property types such as office and life-science lab space, navigating investment decisions, and underwriting the upside and potential downside in real estate deals.

Join the Babson Financial Literacy Project for four online personal finance workshops that will help you build a strong foundation for your financial future and avoid common money mistakes made by young adults.

Babson College placed second at the Van Berkom John Molson Small-Cap Case Competition, the highest finish since placing third in 2018. The team was comprised of undergraduate students Tyson Corner ’22, Gabriel Papa ’23, Nathan Watts ’23, and Ryan Watts ’23.

Babson College won CFA Society Boston’s local research challenge for the fourth time in the past six years. The team was comprised of undergraduate students Aditya Agarwal ’22, Sophia Knopp ’22, Gabriel Papa ’23, and Ryan Watts ’23, who also are all members of the Babson College Fund.

As part of a multi-session workshop series, Babson undergraduate and graduate students were able to participate in a professional development series hosted by the Cutler Center. Joe Spinelli ’98, Execution Services Head (Americas) at Millennium Management, hosted a virtual resume workshop designed for finance students who wanted to learn from a practitioner how to best showcase their experience and skills to improve their chances of securing internship and job opportunities. Jason Orlosky ’04, Chief Strategist & Managing Director at Bridgeway Wealth Partners, hosted a writing for finance workshop designed for students interested in writing a professional investment research report and exploring how to tailor their writing for a variety of different formats. A special thank you to Joe and Jason for taking the time to meet with our students!

233 admitted students and their families visited the Cutler Center finance lab on Friday 4/6 and 4/22 as part of Launch Babson! Professor Ryan Davies hosted a Trading Commodities class where students had the opportunity to trade crude oil futures and practice making real-time decisions in an uncertain environment.

Babson Professor of Finance Richard Bliss likens bond ratings to individual credit scores with a key distinction. While a credit score reflects only an individual’s past actions to determine their likelihood to repay debt, an organization’s bond ratings are more involved.

Jerome Taillard, associate professor of finance at Babson College and the first recipient of the Professor George Troughton Term Chair in Finance, is one of many Babson faculty members who champion diversity, equity, and inclusion, as well as inclusive teaching practices.