Careers in Finance and Venture Capital: Summer Edition

Finance can be a lucrative career option, but it includes many different specialties and areas of work. In this program you will interact with a variety of experts to better understand potential career paths and whether this is the right industry for you.

Our Program Experts
Dr. Julia Raiskin
VP at Citigroup
Roy Bahat
Head of Bloomberg Beta VC
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Program Dates:

July 1st - July 31st

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Price:
$299
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Location
Online
This Program Includes:
  • Includes 4 Zoom sessions with finance experts (live or recorded)
  • Weekly Office Hours with Ratio 21 Instructors (optional)

Our instructors and guest speakers come from elite universities and companies.

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Our expert speakers come from elite universities and medical schools

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Dr. Julia Raiskin

Dr. Julia Raiskin

Your Program Lead
Harvard University, Oxford University

Dr. Raiskin is the Asia Pacific Head of Markets at Citigroup, one of the largest financial institutions in the world. In her 25-year career, she has also worked at Morgan Stanley and Lehman Brothers across a range of roles and specialties. She is a strong advocate for the role of women and greater diversity in banking. Dr. Raiskin completed her undergraduate degree at Harvard University, and has a doctorate in law from Oxford University, where she was a Rhodes Scholar.

Live Zoom Sessions with Accomplished Finance Professionals

Students can attend weekly live Zoom sessions with expert guest speakers. Each expert will discuss their career path, share advice on college admissions and high school course and extracurricular selection, and answer questions from students.

Note: All Zoom sessions are recorded so you can watch them asynchronously if you’re unable to attend live.

Guest speakers schedules change frequently, so the final schedule will be announced in April.

Weekly Office Hours

Students can attend optional weekly office hours to ask questions and work with Ratio 21's team of instructors and experts.

Virtual Community

You’ll be invited to a Slack chatroom where you can interact with other students and the Ratio 21 team. This will be the fastest way for students to get their questions answered and receive feedback.

Flexible Scheduling

Technology enables flexibility. We offer day and evening programming, as well as recorded sessions, to accommodate busy schedules and students from around the world.

Note: the final schedules will be released in April.

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Expert Speakers

Dr. Julia Raiskin
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Dr. Julia Raiskin

Head of Markets at Citigroup Asia Pacific

Roy Bahat
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Roy Bahat

Head of Bloomberg Beta VC, Lecturer at UC Berkeley Haas School of Business

All speakers are subject to change based on availability.

Program Outline

Note: Syllabus is subject to change based on availability of guest speakers
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Week 1 - Intro to Finance; Overview of Banking & Insurance
  • Introductions
  • Overview of different careers in finance, MBAs, and other finance-related graduate programs
  • Understanding banking and insurance
  • Overview of different jobs in banking and insurance
  • Q&A with Dr. Julia Raiskin
  • Kick-off informational interview project
Week 2 - Overview of Accounting and Tax
  • What is accounting?
  • Overview of different types of accounting jobs
  • Overview of other jobs in tax
  • Q&A with expert
  • Decide on 5 people to reach out to for informational interview
Week 3 - Overview of Financial Planning & Investment Banking
  • What is financial advising and planning?
  • Overview of different types of financial advisors and planners
  • What is investment banking?
  • Overview of different types of careers in investment banking
  • Q&A with expert
  • Finalize questions and email / LinkedIn pitch for informational interviews
Week 4 - Overview of VC & Private Equity
  • What is a VC?  
  • What jobs exist in VC?
  • Q&A with Roy Bahat, head of Bloomberg Beta
  • What is private equity?
  • What jobs exist in private equity?
  • Send informational interview requests

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Reserve Your Seat

$299

Program Dates:

July 1st - July 31st

Live Zoom Sessions. Sign up for any 6 live 1-hour Zoom sessions with finance experts.

Weekly Offce Hours (Optional). Drop in and get your questions answered by the Ratio 21 team of experts.
Virtual Community. Join our Slack chatroom to connect with other students and the Ratio 21 team.
Money-Back Guarantee. We guarantee you'll love your program or we'll give you your money back, no questions asked!
Need-Based Scholarships Available. We offer reduced-fee scholarships for students who cannot afford the program. Email us to apply.
Virtual Resource Hub. You'll have access to an online resource hub with videos and assignments that can be completed asynchronously whenever you have time.
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