THE WISCONSIN MBA CORPORATE FINANCE AND

INVESTMENT BANKING

You are not just another number at the Nicholas Center. Individual career and academic advising—facilitated by Nicholas Center Director Cindie Adams—is focused to your interests, background, and career goals. Working alongside you is a small cohort of driven, focused individuals just like you. Ongoing attention from our active 40-member Board of Advisors will engage and further develop your advanced finance skills. The high-touch experience continues after you graduate, as you become part of the global network of more than 39,000 Business Badgers.

GOOD FITWith a deep understanding of financial methods and techniques, graduates hit the ground running in their respective organizations. Top employers recruit our students, which has resulted in 100% internship placement in recent years and a $110,000 Class of 2013 median salary (excluding bonuses). Graduates go to work for companies such as Starbucks, P&G, 3M, JP Morgan, Accenture, RW Baird, Amazon, and HP. In addition, they have earned degrees from a world-class university while paying the second-lowest tuition among the nation’s top business schools. Needless to say, Nicholas Center graduates get a serious return on their investment.

RETURN ON INVESTMENT

Nestled between two picturesque lakes, Madison is the state capital of Wisconsin and a vibrant community with a city atmosphere and small town character. Merging the best of both worlds, it is not a surprise that Madison has been rated one of the best cities for young professionals.

Positioned in the heart of campus is Grainger Hall—the home of the Wisconsin MBA and the only truly applied corporate finance MBA program in the nation, the Nicholas Center for Corporate Finance and Investment Banking. Our specialized program gives students the edge they need to succeed: the ability to face any challenge and deliver value to their organization from day one on the job.

Our curriculum is a balance of advanced finance skills, business management and ever-critical leadership development.

WHY THE NICHOLAS CENTER MBA?in Corporate Finance and Investment Banking

Extensive one-on-one attention from our expert staff and faculty is essential to the center’s commitment to our students. Small class sizes allow our faculty to get to know you and encourage active participation during classroom work. Competitively prepared, Nicholas Center students go on to become financial leaders in all areas of corporate finance, consulting, and investment banking. Our concentrated career advising and mentoring simplifies the internship and job search; we offer facilitated contact between students and our extensive network of industry executives, alumni, and corporate recruiters.

INDIVIDUAL ATTENTION

As the only truly applied corporate finance MBA in the country, we give you the specialized, real-world experience lacking in many traditional MBA programs. Central to our specialized model is the real industry work our students do for public corporations, private companies, investment banks, and private equity firms. During consulting engagements, our students make recommendations to C-suite executives in companies from start-ups to Fortune 500 corporations. Sitting alongside you are Nicholas Center board members and other accomplished business executives who are there to serve as mentors to you and your team throughout the process.

SPECIALIZED/APPLIED LEARNING

“Attending the Nicholas Center for Corporate Finance and Investment

Banking was one of the most rewarding decisions I’ve made. It provided me with the opportunity to

enhance my financial skills and business acumen in order to achieve my career goals while also creating life long

memories.” —Linsey Lauritzen,

Class of 2011

JENNIFER ROEPERBackground: Private equityInterests: Community developmentCareer Goal: Investment Banking or PEContact at roeper@wisc.edu

ANDREW MULLVAINUndergraduate: Management with entrepreneurshipBackground: Energy and utilities consultingInterests: Outdoor activities, music, and familyCareer Goal: Start-up or growth company in renewable energyContact at amullvain@wisc.edu

ROB BROTHERSUndergraduate: JapaneseBackground: 7 years US NavyInterests: Travel, reading, and languages Career Goal: Corporate finance managementContact at rabrothers@wisc.edu

JOE NICKUndergraduate: Electrical engineeringBackground: Manufacturing management at Fortune 500 companyCareer Goal: Management at Midwest corporationContact at jrnick@wisc.edu

ANDREW JAINUndergraduate: Finance and accountingBackground: Corporate Finance and ConsultingInterests: Fitness, ice hockey, and the artsCareer Goal: Finance management at a large companyContact at asjain@wisc.edu

LEO RINCONUndergraduate: International businessHonor: Consortium FellowCareer Goal: Finance at a large companyContact at lrincon@wisc.edu

Nicholas Center students are in a unique position within a highly specialized educational and professional program that helps them launch a successful post-MBA career. But don’t just take it from us —get an insider’s view from the students themselves.

Learn more at: http://bus.wisc.edu/mba/corporate-finance-investment-banking

Or contact Nicholas Center Director Cindie Adams at cadams@bus.wisc.edu

START THE CONVERSATION!

Connect With AlumniEmail CFIBalumni@bus.wisc.edu and we’ll have a Nicholas Center alumnus connect with you to discuss your specific interests and questions on topics such as:

• Applying with a non-business background• LGBT opportunities and community• JD/MBA option• Diversity and Inclusion• General questions

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