A STUDENT CLUB AT HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL
Women in Investing (WII), a Student Club at Harvard Business School, seeks to strengthen the network of current and former women at the Harvard Business School who are pursuing investment management roles in private equity, hedge funds/mutual funds, and venture capital. Through professional workshops, industry panels, and targeted mentoring we aim to equip our members for successful and fulfilling careers in investing.
8th HBS Women in Investing (“WII”) Summit
Register for the 8th Annual WII Summit at HBS! The Summit will be held on HBS campus on Saturday, December 3rd starting at 12pm ET. This year’s theme is A Moment of Change: Investing in a Bear Market, and the event will bring together top female investors across verticals to discuss the current market environment, investing strategies, and several industry topics. Confirmed attendees are from firms, such as Bain Capital, L Catterton, Marshall Wace, Berkshire Partners, PSG, and Cove Hill. This year’s panel topics include: Fund Strategies, International Investing, Web3 & Metaverse, Health Tech, and Enterprise Technology. We will also host a networking lunch and post-conference happy hour such that speakers and WII members can meet in a small group setting. Attendance is free for Harvard-affiliated students and faculty – make sure to register!
Registration: Eventbrite Link
More info: www.thewiisummit.com
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Hortense Badarani is the Co-President of Women In Investing, a student club of Harvard Business School, Co-Chair of the 2018 Women in Investing Summit, and a current 2nd year MBA student. Prior to HBS, Hortense worked in Private Equity at Bain Capital in London, primarily focused on investments in Industrials. Hortense graduated from the London School of Economics. Contact: hbadarani@mba2019.hbs.edu
Caitlin Riederer is the Co-Chair of the 2018 Women in Investing Summit and a current 1st-year MBA student. Prior to HBS, Caitlin worked in private equity at Charlesbank Capital Partners, focusing on the TMT, consumer and healthcare sectors. Caitlin graduated from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Contact: criederer@mba2020.hbs.edu
Sarah Beresford is Co-Director of Speakers for the 2018 Summit and a current 1st-year MBA student. Prior to HBS, Sarah worked in management consulting at Deloitte in New York City and Brussels, Belgium, with a focus in sales, marketing and pricing strategies and operational improvements. Sarah graduated from Brown University, where she was Captain of the Varsity Squash team. Contact: sberesford@mba2020.hbs.edu
Wendy Ying is Co-Director of Speakers for the 2018 Summit and a current 1st-year MBA student. Prior to HBS, Wendy worked in private equity at Goldman Sachs in London. Wendy graduated from Cornell University. Contact: wying@mba2020.hbs.edu
Janelle is a first-year student at HBS. She has a keen interest in technology, which she cultivated though prior roles as a venture capitalist at B Capital Group and as a product manager at Salesforce, where she led mobile development for Salesforce Inbox. She also previously worked as a management consultant at McKinsey and Company. Janelle graduated from Stanford University with Academic Distinction and Departmental Honors, earning a B.A. in Human Biology and a minor in Economics.
Danielle is excited to help connect the global alumnae within the Women in Investing Community. Danielle graduated from Brown University and began her career as an investment banking analyst at Morgan Stanley in the Media & Communications group. Most recently, she was a private equity associate at Vector Capital where she focused on technology investments. Danielle is originally from the Boston area and is excited to be back in New England!
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