Industry Coaches

Wendy Wang (CSOM, '20) grew up in the suburbs of NJ and her family recently moved to the suburbs of MA. While at BC, I studied Finance and Information Systems with a minor in Philosophy. On campus, she was primarily involved with the Chinese Students Association and the Student Organization Funding Committee. After graduating from BC, she worked in investment banking at Nomura. She recently moved jobs and now works on the Corporate Development team at Redesign Health, a series C healthcare startup. In her free time, she loves to eat, explore cities & spend time with family & friends.

While I was at BC, Wendy saw so much emphasis on investment banking, consulting and public accounting. "Like many," she says, "I went down the investment banking path, for the typical reasons but also because it felt like that's what everyone else was doing. Throughout the past few years of post-grad, I've learned that there are so many careers out there that I didn't even know existed while I was at BC." Now having been exposed to so much more, she is excited to support students in finding their path. 

What Wendy misses most about BC is living with her best friends and having everyone so close.

Wendy will be coaching around 5-7 hours per week.  

Brett currently holds the position of Chief Risk Officer at a small start-up hedge fund, Cannae Portfolio Advisors, located in Greenwich, CT. This firm emerged as a spin-off from a larger multi-strategy fund, Paloma Partners Management Company. During his tenure at Paloma Partners, Brett served as a Portfolio Manager focusing on absolute return strategies and also led tail-risk management hedging efforts.

Brett's expertise lies in cross-asset volatility and specialized macro credit derivatives. Before joining Paloma Partners, Brett gained experience on the sell-side across various trading and structuring roles, primarily within the fixed income and interest rates space.  

Based in Milton, MA, Brett is an alumnus of Boston College, having graduated in 2006 with a major in Finance and achieving the distinction of summa cum laude.    What I miss most about BC,  “ I miss dorm culture and the spontaneous ability to hangout with friends without using calendly or email. And tailgates, lord do I miss tailgates that don't require a full planning expedition.“

Brett's schedule updated every Sunday.  He will be coaching 3-5 hours per week.   Let him know what you want to meet about here

Shin is an Associate at Goldman Sachs, where she has been working in the Private Wealth Management division for five years, first joining the firm as a summer intern between her junior and senior year.  As a student, she concentrated in Analytics and Economics, founded a student organization called Consultants for Social Impact (now Entrepreneurs for Social Impact), and conducted an independent field study in India through the Shea Center and School of Social Work.  She is passionate about helping newcomers to the finance industry, with a focus on working with folks from diverse backgrounds.  In her free time, she enjoys yoga and running on the Esplanade.

Shin will have a couple  hours a week , 7-9 PM on Thursdays  

Jay Nam (he/him) is an Associate at Blackstone Strategic Partners where he invests in private equity secondaries. At the firm, he serves as the Recruiting Chair of OUT Blackstone and helps lead LGBTQ+ initiatives and events. Previously, he was an Investment Banking Analyst at J.P. Morgan in the Healthcare group. Outside of work, Jay is passionate about his involvement with the Ali Forney Center Emerging Leaders Council, a homeless shelter for LGBTQ+ youth in New York City. He serves as the Co-Chair of the Emerging Leaders Council and helped raise over $200k for AFC to acquire more shelters alongside the Council. Jay is also involved with the Out For Undergrad Alumni & Special Events team and the Boston College LGBTQ+ Alumni Council.

At BC, Jay served as a Peer Career Advisor and is invested in helping students find their best-fit career. Jay committed to various activities at BC, such as the AHANA Management Academy, PULSE, BC Splash, Appalachia, Arrupe, BC Splash, Newton 2x as a Resident Assistant, and the BEATS Acapella Group. Jay misses his abroad experience at NUIG (Galway, Ireland) and studying on the first floor of O'Neill Library the most. Jay studied Philosophy, Finance, and Information Systems (magna cum laude).