Addepar president combines business and Silicon Valley smarts
Since its inception, Addepar has been working to make strides in the area of data usage for financial analysis and management.
Since its inception, Addepar has been working to make strides in the area of data usage for financial analysis and management.
Greg Smith ’01 is a former executive director and vice president of investing banking firm Goldman Sachs.
The growing Occupy Wall Street (OWS) movement has focused national attention on the financial industry’s power over American politics and policy. But it doesn’t end there — Wall Street also has extensive influence over the U.S. higher education system, especially at universities like Stanford.
The rush to secure summer internships as the school year winds down is a familiar feeling for many Stanford students. However, some students’ voyages into the professional world begin even before classes end, with part-time internships during spring quarter.
Following a rebounding endowment reported in October, the University’s report of its FY2010 financial results also shows signs of improvement, with a consolidated net assets increase of $1.5 billion, or 7.5 percent, over the last fiscal year to end at $21.4 billion.
I have noticed an unusual air grip fellow upperclassmen as they go through the recruiting process for positions with some of the most prestigious names in the financial and consulting fields…
“My friends laugh that I’m selling my soul by going into investment banking,” said Cameron Mullen ’11. “Popular media makes it seem like Wall Street is this terribly corrupt place where everyone gets ridiculous bonuses…”