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Advisory Board

The Advisory Board provides guidance on strategic directions, industry practice, market tenor, and education progress, as well, as providing other feedback to the faculty advisers and students based on the Board members' wealth of experience. Equally valuable are the opportunities for students to interact one-on-one with highly-skilled, experienced practitioners in the capital markets from brokers, traders, portfolio managers, bankers, risk managers, to wealth managers.

Current Members

Advisory Board MemberCompany
Hance WestInvesture (Retired)
Ben MarshallCaird Investment Partners
Robert ThorndikeDominion Capital Partners
Christine SmithRBC Capital Markets
Sophie DeWaalBusiness Owner (Former BofA)
Greg HesslerNuveen/TIAA
Greg ColeHarris Associates
Jordan MangumBC Partners Credit
Cara SpicerVirginia Tech (Former Trader)
Deb ComunalePiper Sandler
Aditya MothadakaElequin Capital
Alex MelloApollo

Candidates

Advisory Board MemberCompany
Stuart VyuleRiver Associates Investments
Stacey R. WittelsbergerPatriot Capital
Dana Hummel-SmithRBC Capital Markets
Mike KenderVirginia Tech (Former Citi)
George MorganVirginia Tech (Former Advisor)
Kayla GjataFreddie Mac
RJ St. ThomasFinance Instructor at VT

 

BASIS Members collaborate on a macroeconomic case study.
BASIS Members collaborate on a macroeconomic case study.
Pat Kelly of the Advisory Board gives members advice - March 2017
Pat Kelly of the Advisory Board gives members advice - March 2017