Master of Science in Finance (MSF)
Hough Graduate School of Business
Internship Opportunities
Summer Internships
Several students accepted to the MSF '09 and '10 classes have obtained valuable internships through application and networking. Most of these students are Combined Degree students. As part of the Combined Degree program, they took advantage of graduate coursework that will apply to both their undergraduate and graduate degrees. The head start toward their graduate degree enables them to rejoin their MSF classmates in the fall rather than the summer, when standard MSF students begin the program.
2008 MSF Summer Internships
Adam D'Augelli, MSF '10
Adam D'Augelli secured an internship with Threadneedle Investment Services in London, UK, working with the US distribution team on investment management and product distribution.
Johnathan Drory, MSF '09
Jon will be interning with Wachovia Securities in Charlotte, NC. This is the first time Wachovia has directly recruited interns from the University of Florida. The MSF Program has had several years of successful full time job placement with Wachovia.
Michael Drory, MSF '09
Michael has been placed in Wachovia's Real Estate Group in Charlotte, NC for the summer.
Ryan Marcinik, MSF '09
Ryan will be interning with Wachovia Securities in Charlotte, NC. "I am very excited to be joining the Energy and Power Group in Charlotte!" Sector coverage includes electric and gas utilities, oilfield services, energy and power, pipelines, propane distributors, and transportation and distribution. I will gain valuable client exposure through presentations, due diligence examinations, prospectus drafting, compiling and analyzing client financial and credit information, and preparation of financial projections and models. I will also interact closely with senior bankers by preparing complex valuation models, industry research and merger consequences, as well as offering memoranda and investor presentations.
Amanda Garvis, MSF '10
Amanda's summer will be divided by two internships. Half of the summer will be spent working for Milestone Capital Partners, LLC, and investment banking firm in Washington D.C. focusing on specialty finance mergers and acquisitions. The rest of her summer she will be in a private wealth internship with Morgan Stanley in Boca Raton, FL.
Peter Gylfe, MSF '10
Peter Gylfe will intern with Crosstree Capital Partners, a sector-focused investment bank, that provides M&A advisory and growth capital solutions exclusively to life sciences companies. Peter will be responsible for creating financial/valuation models and preparing pitch books. He will also assist the banking team with identifying potential strategic and financial suitors for clients. During fall and spring, Peter will be the student adjunct with the City of Gainesville's Pension Board Review Committee.
W. Chris Hamm, MSF '09
While taking summer MSF courses, Chris Hamm will be working for Koss Olinger Financial Group in Gainesville this summer. Koss Olinger is one of the leading wealth management firms close to UF.
Julia Kufman, MSF '09
Julia will also be interning with Wachovia Securities. "I received my first choice in rankings - Industrial Growth - and I am going to New York!"
Matthew Movic, MSF '09
Matthew was selected by Florida Power & Light for a summer long internship.
Eddie Sarrine, MSF '09
After interning in NY last summer, Eddie Sarrine has decided to intern in Florida this summer with Raymond James. He will be one of two equity research associate interns working in St. Petersburg.
Azer Song-Naba, MSF '09
Azer will intern with Goldman Sachs in New York city this summer, specifically with the Credit Risk Management & Advisory department.
Jet Theriac, MSF Dec. '09
Jet will be interning at a NY hedge fund this summer with a UF '87 alumni who contacted the MSF Program to recruit for this position.
Allison Verblow, MSF '09
Allison will intern with Countrywide in Los Angeles, CA.
Micheal Wilkinson, MSF '10
Michael Wilkinson will be working for Alpha Fiduciary Wealth Management this summer doing a variety of tasks including preparing client reviews, marketing, development of IPS, asset allocation analytics, individual issue research, and preparing for client/prospect meetings and presentations.
2007 MSF Summer Internships
Yaron Naymark
Yaron Naymark obtained an internship at CitiGroup Capital Markets, NY, "The MSF program helped me secure a Summer Analyst position within CitiGroup's Capital Markets Division. The contacts, knowledge, and support that have been provided to me by the MSF staff have been invaluable."
Lisa Reimondy
Lisa Reimondy will be working for Bear Sterns, Co., NY, within the Fixed Income group in the Financial Analytics and Structured Transactions department.
Jesse Rosenblum
Jesse Rosenblum is an intern with JPMorgan Private Bank, NY, as a summer analyst in a banking, product, or investment role.
Matthew Novack
Matthew Novack secured an internship with JPMorgan tax exempt area, NY
Kyle Morabito
Kyle Morabito: SEO internship with Merrill Lynch, NY, in their sales and trading (Global Markets) sector.
Eddie Sarrine
Eddie Sarrine will continue last summer's internship with Bramwell Capital Management, NY.
Alejandro Piekarewitz
Alejandro Piekarewitz will join SunTrust Robinson Humphrey as a summer Client Management Corporate Finance Analyst in Atlanta, GA.
Dominic Aquilina
GatorMezz, a newly developed fund utilizing the relationship between the University of Florida's Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (CEI) and a team of partners and professionals, hired MSF '08 Combined Degree student, Dominic Aquilina, to work summer 2007 while pursuing his undergraduate and graduate degrees.
SEO Internships
Sponsors for Educational Opportunity (SEO) conducts the nation's premiere summer internship program for talented undergraduate students of color. The three MSF students who received SEO internships in the past secured wonderful NY job offers from their SEO internships. "SEO seems to be one of the most straightforward ways to get onto Wall Street from UF." Kyle Morabito, MSF 2008, SEO summer 2007 intern for Merrill Lynch.
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2008 MSF Summer SEO Interns
Phillippe Kriz, MSF '09
Phillippe Kriz was placed by SEO with Lehman Brothers in New York city this summer in Money Markets. "Lehman Brothers looked at my resume and since I'm doing the MSF program they decided to place me on the Senior Analyst internship program. I got a new offer, and if I do get a job offer for next year it would be for a senior analyst position."
UFICO Internships
Students accepted to the MSF Program before March are automatically considered for paid internships at the University of Florida Investments Company (UFICO). UFICO manages the investments of the University of Florida Endowment. UFICO was created in 2004 to manage the investments of the University of Florida Endowment ($959 million as of June 30, 2006). UFICO employs a professional staff led by Chief Investment Officer Michael Smith. Up to three interns will be hired each year. Each intern will work in one of three areas: (1) traditional assets, (2) hedge funds, and (3) private investments (private equity and real estate). Intern responsibilities will include portfolio analytics, manager evaluation, preparation of Board of Director reports and other periodic reports. The position may require some travel.
One-and two-year internships may be available. Students in the two year internship program would extend the MSF Program over two years. Compensation will range from $5,000 to $20,000 per year largely depending on whether the student does a two-year or one-year internship. Two year interns will be expected to work more hours per week and will be paid a higher annual rate. Additional funding to cover tuition in the MSF Program will be awarded to outstanding candidates. The internships coupled with the academic experience in the program represent an outstanding opportunity for prospective students interested in careers in investments.
Students that wish to apply for an internship should submit a cover letter and supporting materials to Kelly Herring by mail or email. This will be included with the application materials you submit.
Peter Weidner (MSF 2005), the first student to serve as an intern with the University of Florida Investments Company (UFICO), accepted a position with London based hedge fund, Auriel Capital.
University of Florida Investments Company (UFICO)
Peter Weidner
Lucas Posson and John DeStefano have accepted offers from the University of Florida Investments Corporation to serve as interns for the 2008-2009 academic year beginning summer 2008.
2008-2009 Interns
Lucas Posson
Mr. Posson graduated from the University of North Florida with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance in spring 2008. Posson served six years in the United States Navy. He is Bloomberg product certified in Equities and Fixed Income and is a CFA Level 1 candidate for the June 2008 exam. He is expected to receive his Master of Science Finance degree spring 2009.
John DeStefano
Mr. DeStefano is a MSF Combined Degree student. He is expected to receive his Bachelor of Science in Finance in December 2008, followed by his Master of Science in Finance in Spring 2009. His previous internship experience was with Merrill Lynch Global Markets and Investment Banking Services in Jacksonville in 2007. John is a CFA Level 1 candidate for the June 2008 exam.
2007-2008 Interns
Collin MingsMr. Mings joined UFICO in February 2007 as an Intern focusing on Public Securities. Previously, he worked as an Assistant Store Manager for Sears Holdings Corporation overseeing 25 sales associates. Mr. Mings is scheduled to graduate with a M.S. in Finance from the University of Florida in the May of 2008.
Jason Lazarus
Mr. Lazarus graduated cum laude from the University of Florida with a Bachelor of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering the spring of 2005. He has two years experience as a Nuclear Energy Field Engineer for General Electric Company. He is expected to receive his Master of Science Finance degree spring 2008.
2006-2007 Interns
Jose Fornell
Jose Fornell has earned, from the University of Florida, a Bachelor of Arts in Economics, a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration, and a Master of Arts in International Business. He received his Master of Science - Finance degree in spring of 2007 and has two summa cum laudes. He has internship experience from Ford Motor Company in Orlando, Florida and Terra-sol Corporation in Ecuador. José Fornell has accepted a full time position as a Restructuring Associate with Alvarez and Marsal.
Jason Klauk
Jason Klauk completed his Bachelors in Finance in fall of 2006 and his Master of Science - Finance in spring of 2007 as a Combined Degree student. He has internship experience from Friedman Billings Ramsey in Washington D.C. and Merrill Lynch in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. Starting in June 2007, Jason will join Friedman Billings Ramsey in Washington, D.C. as an Investment Analyst in their Financial Institutions Group.
Ang Li
Ang Li completed his Bachelor of Science degrees in both Mathematics and Finance in 2006 as well as his Master of Science - Finance in spring of 2007 as a Combined Degree student. He has internship experience from Goldman Sachs in Hong Kong. He is the former president of the University of Florida Student Investment Club. Ang Li has entered the Analyst Training Program at Morgan Stanley's Fixed Income Division in Hong Kong.
Abraham Ouano
Abraham Ouano graduated from the University of Florida with a 4.0 grade point average in spring of 2006, receiving his Bachelor of Science in Finance. He received a Master of Science - Finance in spring 2007. He has internship experience with General Electric Asset Management and a variety of entrepreneurship experience in finance. He has accepted a full-time offer from GE Asset Management in the Financial Management Program (FMP) at Stamford, CT.
2005-2006 Intern
William Brian Dana
William Brian Dana has accepted an offer by the University of Florida Investments Corporation to serve as an intern for the 2005 - 2006 academic year. He has a BS in Business Administration and Economics from Drury University. His previous work experiences have been with Citigroup and Smith Barney. In September of 2006, Mr. Dana began working for Meketa Investment Group in an analyst role.
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