"The MSF program has given me more time to grow and mature while also providing me the opportunity to enjoy one more year at the University of Florida."
Gary GarayAnalyst, Municial Securities Group, UBS
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MSF Placement History
Graduates of the MSF program have applied their graduate degrees to secure the following initial positions. Since the program includes students with and without prior full time work experience, mean starting salaries are not particularly informative.
Investment Banking
Capital Markets
2008, 2006 Analyst, Merrill Lynch New York, NY
2008 Analyst, Citigroup, New York, NY
2008 Analyst, Bear Stearns, New York, NY
2007 Analyst, JPMorgan Chase, Newark, DE
2007 Analyst, Morgan Stanley, Hong Kong
2004 Financial Analyst, Goldman Sachs, NY
2003 Financial Analyst, Prudential, Newark, NJ
2003 Analyst, SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Atlanta, GA
2002 Financial Analyst, William R. Hough & Co., St. Petersburg, FL
Corporate Finance
2008 Analyst, Miller-Buckfire, New York, NY
2007 Analyst, Friedman, Billings, Ramsey Group, Inc., Washington, D.C.
2007, 2002 Financial Analyst, Wachovia Securities, Charlotte, NC
2004 Analyst, M&A, Raymond James, St. Petersburg, FL
2003 Research Analyst, Investment Banking Division, Anadolubank, Turkey
Private Wealth Management
2008 Analyst, JPMorgan Private Bank, New York, NY
2006, 2004(2) Analyst, JPMorgan Private Bank, Palm Beach, FL
2005 Analyst, UBS Wealth Management Group, MI
Public Finance
2007 Analyst - Second Year, Bear, Stearns and Co, Inc., NY, NY
2006 Public Finance Analyst, Raymond James, St. Petersburg, FL
2005 Public Finance Analyst, Bear Stearns, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
2004 Municipal Analyst, UBS, NY
2003 Inv. Banking Assoc., Prager, McCarthy & Sealy, Orlando, FL
2002 Public Finance Analyst, PFM, Orlando, FL
2002 Associate, William R. Hough Co., St. Petersburg, FL
Real Estate
2007(2), 2004 Analyst, Wachovia Securities, Charlotte, NC
Corporate Finance
2007 Analyst, Raytheon, St. Petersburg, FL
2006 Investments Analyst, AvMed, Inc., Gainesville, FL
2006 Financial Management Program, General Electric
2006 Sr. Financial Analyst, Ryder Systems, Inc., Miami, FL
2005 Finance Leadership Development Associate, Lockheed Martin, Orlando, FL
2005 Associate Business Analyst, Florida Power & Light, Miami, FL
2005 Financial Analyst, Computer Sciences Corporation, Chicago, IL
2004 CEO, Koton Textile Group GmbH, Muenchen, Germany
2004 Analyst, Exactech, Gainesville, FL
2003 Intermediate Finance Analyst, Bank of America, Charlotte, NC
2003 COO/CFO Training Program, HCA Healthcare, Oldsmar, FL
2003 Senior Financial Analyst, Darden Restaurants - Red Lobster, Independence, OH
2002 Financial Analyst, Allied Domecq Duty Free, Miami, FL
2002 Accounting Manager, British American Tobacco, Beirut, Lebanon
2002 Financing Executive, CNOOC and Shell Petrochemicals Company Limited, P.R. China
Fixed Income
2007 Analyst, Wells Fargo, Atlanta, GA
2005 Analyst, Evergreen Investments, Charlotte, NC
2004 Senior Assoc., Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities, Moody's Investor Services, New York, NY
2004 Funds Manager, Landsbanki Islands - National Bank of Iceland, Raykjavik, Iceland
2003 Analyst, The Winter Group, New York, NY
2003 Bond Development Specialist, Florida State Board of Administration, Tallahassee, FL
2003 Fixed Income Trader, Bondweb.com Mortgage Backed Securities, Seattle, WA
2002 Associate, Evergreen Investments, Jacksonville, FL
Real Estate
2007 Analyst, Gemini Real Estate Advisors, Charlotte, NC
2006 Financial Analyst, CLW Real Estate Services Group, Tampa, FL
2005 Director of Financial Analysis, Commercial Capital Resources, LLC, Miami, FL
2005 Transaction Consultant, Ernst & Young Real Estate Advisory Services, Atlanta, GA
2005 Director of Financial Analysis, Commercial Capital Resources, Miami, FL
2005 Analyst, CB Richard Ellis, Orlando, FL
2005 Real Estate Analyst, Northwestern Investment Management Co., Tampa, FL
2004 Superintendent, Adams Homes of Northwest Florida, Orlando, FL
2003 Analyst, Metlife Real Estate Division, Tampa, FL
2002 Investment Analyst, Northmarq Capital, Inc, Tampa, FL
2002 Developer, Caldwell Banker Real Estate, Sanibel, FL
2002 Financial Director, Inversiones Ciudadela Real, Bogota, Columbia
Hedge Funds
2005 Hedge Funds Analyst, Imperium Capital, Tampa, FL
2005 Analyst, Auriel Capital Management, London
2005 Analyst, Generic Trading LLC, Philadelphia, PA
2004 Investment Manager, Alternative Investments Management Ltd., Barbados
Banking
2006, 2005, 2004, 2003(2) Commercial Loan Analyst, Raymond James, St. Petersburg, FL
2005 Consumer Risk Management Assoc., Wachovia, Charlotte, NC
2005 Assistant Manager, Industrial Bank of Taiwan, Taichung, Taiwan
2005 Bank Examiner, State of Florida, Orlando, FL
2004 Commercial Loan Analyst, Commercial Bank of Antigua, Antigua
2004 Portfolio Risk Analyst, EverBank, Jacksonville, FL
2003 Senior Financial Specialist, AmSouth Bank, Winter Park, FL
Consulting
2007, 2005(2) Associate, Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP, Atlanta, GA
2007 Associate, Alvarez & Marsal, Miami, FL
2007 Risk Management Consultant, Sunera LLC, Atlanta, GA
2005 Senior Consultant, Ernst & Young Transaction Advisory Services, Inc., Taipei, Taiwan
2005 Business Risk Consultant, Protiviti, Atlanta, GA
2004 Analyst, KPMG, Tampa, FL
2004 Manager, KPMG Financial Advisory Services, San Jose, Costa Rica
2004 Associate, Swartz Campbell LLC, Orlando, FL
2003 Business Valuation Analyst, Morrison, Brown, Argiz & Farra, LLP
2002 Senior Associate, KPMG LLC, Orlando, FL
2002 Analyst, Price Waterhouse Cooper, Beirut, Lebanon
Equity
2006 Equity Analyst, Ned Davis Research, Venice, FL
2006 Equity Analyst, Drach Market Research, Tallahassee, FL
2006 Equity Research Associate, Raymond James, St. Petersburg, FL
2006 Analyst, Standard & Poor's, Stockholm, Sweden
2003 Equity Analyst, Florida State Board of Administration, Tallahassee, FL
Asset Management
2007 Analyst, GE Asset Management, Stamford, CT
2007 Financial Advisor and Portfolio Manager, Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity Group, Punta Gorda, FL
2006 Analyst, Brookstreet Securities, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
2006 Analyst, Meketa Investment Group, Boston, MA
2004 Broker-Dealer Compliance Examiner, Emory Investment Management, Atlanta, GA
Foreign Exchange
2003 Foreign Exchange Dealer, Forex Capital Markets, LLC, New York, NY
Graduate Programs
2007 JD, University of Virginia Law School
2007 PhD Economics, University of Florida
2005 PhD Finance, Yale University
2005 PhD Finance, University of Utah
