Throughout the fall semester, the Cutler Center engaged with multiple alumni who were able to stay connected to campus through guest speaking in classes, participating in panel discussions, hosting seminars, assisting with sponsorships for events, and mentoring our finance students. A special thank you to:

• Steve Achatz ’07, Vice President, OpenView
• Matthew Apkarian, CFA MBA'20, Associate Director, Product Development, Cerulli Associates
• Alua Askarbek, CFA '18, Associate, BlackRock
• John Bailer ’92, CFA, Deputy Head of Equity Income, Portfolio Manager, Newton Investment Management Group
• Brian Barefoot ’66, H’09, P’01, Senior Advisor, Carl Marks Advisors
• Lucas Brown '07, MSF '22, Entrepreneur & Investor
• Catherine Chan MBA '12, Senior Director, Financial Planning and Analysis, Chroma Medicine
• Chris Chandor MBA’98, Senior Vice President of Development & Asset Management, The Davis Companies
• Karen Chandor MBA’74, Principal, Mercer
• Anthony Chiasson '95, Chief Investment Officer, Aurmedis Global Investors LP
• Edward Ciancarelli, CFA, ’00, Principal & Senior Portfolio Manager, The Colony Group
• Henry Cobb '19, Technology Investment Banking Associate, Stephens
• Eric Crawley MBA’09, Director, Investment Strategist, Bank of America
• Chip Dickson ’74, MBA’76, CFA, Co-Founder, DISCERN
• Marco Gargurevich MBA’01, Head of Strategic Initiatives, Geode Capital Management
• Richard Grasfeder, CFA, MBA’05, Senior Portfolio Manager, Nixon Peabody LLP
• Bruce Herring ’87, P’19, CFA, President, Strategic Advisers, Asset Management Division, Fidelity Investments
• Elizabeth Holmes '16, Director of Corporate Services, R.W. Holmes Realty Co., Inc.
• Brook Hughes ‘04, Vice President Securities Finance, Fidelity Investments 
• Mark Jrolf ’86, Managing Senior Partner, New Heritage Capital
• Rich Katz ’91, President, Rodeo Capital
• Kathleen Kenealy ‘03, CFP®, CPWA®, Founder at Katapult Financial Planning
• Sri Krishnamurthy MBA '11, CFA, CAP, CEO, QuantUniversity
• Eric Lee ’16, Vice President, Abry Partners
• Colleen MacPherson, CFA, MBA’14, Director of Research, Portfolio Manager, Penobscot Investment Management Company
• Kenneth Martin '95, Head Trader, Fidelity Investments 
• David Mastroianni ’10, CFP®, AWMA™, Wealth Advisor at Adviser Investments  
• George Massey MBA’20, MSF’21, Managing Member, Ellisville Harbour Partners
• Ashley McHarrie ‘07, CFP®, CIMA®, CPWA®, Senior Vice President, Wealth Management Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management 
• Christopher Menard '96, Chief Financial Officer, Gordon Brothers 
• Jeff Mortimer ’86, CFA, CIO, Founding Partner - Dragonfly Asset Management, LLC
• Rob Nicewicz ’07, Partner, Abry Partners
• Jason Orlosky ’04, Chief Strategist & Managing Director, Bridgeway Wealth Partners LLC
• Nick Platt P’23, Partner/Chief Operating Officer/Chief Compliance Officer, Kudu Investment Management
• Jessica Reed ’03, Partner, Alta Equity Partners
• Annabelle Reid MBA’86, Managing Partner, FoxMoor Capital
• Eric Roberge ‘02, CFP®, Founder at Beyond Your Hammock
• Michael Rothstein '18, Investment Analyst, Schonfeld
• Harison Sidhu MBA’10, Head of Manager Selection and Due Diligence, Fiduciary Trust
• James Spencer, CFA '73, Former CIO, Cambridge Trust Co.
• Rick Spillane, CFA, Former Director, Eaton Vance Management
• Joseph Spinelli ’98, Trader, Millennium Management
• John Reed Stark P’27, President, John Reed Stark Consulting
• Jim Taylor ’86, CPWA, Managing Director and Wealth Partner, J.P. Morgan Wealth Management
• Kendall Valencia '16, Vice President, HarbourVest Partners
• Janis Voldins MBA ‘98, FX and Securities Lending Trader, Fidelity Investments
• Holland Ward MBA ‘98, Retired Hedge Fund Manager
• Catherine Friend White MBA’86, Managing Director, Golden Seeds
• Mark Williams MBA’04, Partner, Cape Horn Coffees Inc.

Alumni have countless ways to stay connected with the Cutler Center, including through mentorship, class guest speakers, hosting corporate site visits, and recruiting our finance students If you are interested in learning more about these opportunities, please reach out to Marketing & Events Managers, Farrah Narkiewicz.

Join us on our Wellesley campus on Thursday, January 25, 2024, for our Distinguished Speaker Series featuring Brian Moynihan, CEO of Bank of America. In partnership with Babson Scholars of Finance, join us for a candid conversation with the investment banker, businessman, and chairman and CEO of the second-largest bank in the country. 

Twenty-five years ago, four graduate students looking to revive an on-campus investment club partnered with a finance professor and advocated to manage a portion of the college's endowment. This was the beginning of the Babson College Fund, a two-semester program where students now manage $4.5 million.

In November, the Cutler Center joined the Undergraduate Center for Career Development for the annual New York City Finance Trek! Over two days, 19 sophomore students had the chance to meet with alums at multiple financial firms across the city to learn more about their industry, career paths and network with one another!

At our second-annual Babson FinTech Start Up Pitch Competition, select undergraduate and graduate students from assistant professor Linghang Zeng’s FinTech courses presented their ideas to esteemed professionals for the opportunity to win cash prizes. Congratulations to our winners, Cardfolio, EduEquity, and P-AI-MENTS!

Special thank you to our guest judges:

• Sarah Biller, Executive Director, Vantage Ventures 
• Ravin Nanda, Corporate Development Analyst, Fidelity Investments
• John Reed Stark, President, John Reed Stark Consulting
• Jared Shulman ‘12, CFA, Co-founder & CEO Lendica

In October, Babson College celebrated a remarkable milestone – $525 million raised -- after surpassing the original $300M goal. Now, the College has set its sights higher, elevating the goal to $750M under the banner Babson ELevates. Congratulations and thank you to the entire community for this wonderful vote of confidence in Babson’s future.