The National Association of Black Accountants at Queens College hosted an information session on investment banking. The NABA QC president organized speakers from Baruch IMG and a career mentor to discuss their experiences in investment banking and provide an overview of the field. Students learned about the role of an investment banking analyst and saw a case study example of how to value a company. Attendees found the event immersive and helpful for discovering potential career paths in investment banking.

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NABA
QC
INVESTMENT
BANKING
INFO
SESSION
By:
Nigel
Barker
Tuesday,
March
22,
2016
The
National
Association
of
Black
Accountants
is
a
student
run
organization
at
Queens
College.
The
purpose
of
this
business
club
is
to
bridge
the
opportunity
gap
for
African
Americans
and
Queens
College
students
in
various
business
fields.
From
left
to
right,
Kevin
Lee,
Artem
Ryabov,
Nigel
Barker,
Jonathan
Hla
and
Anmol
Singh
The
President
of
NABA
QC,
Nigel
Barker,
realized
that
many
students
had
an
interest
in
investment
banking
and
wanted
to
learn
more.
He
took
the
initiative
to
reach
out
to
Jonathan
Hla,
President
of
Baruch
IMG,
who
has
interned
in
investment
banking.
Jonathan
and
Artem
Ryabov,
an
analyst
in
Baruch
IMG,
agreed
to
present
at
the
info
session.
Along
with
representatives
from
Baruch
IMG,
NABA
QC
was
also
able
to
secure
Luis
Romero
of
Romero
Career
Mentoring
to
speak
at
their
info
session.

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Luis
Romero
of
Romero
Career
Mentoring
The
evening
started
with
an
overview
of
what
investment
banking
is
and
the
role
of
an
analyst.
Students
heard
from
Jonathan
and
Artem
about
their
personal
experiences
in
investment
banking
and
shared
some
advice.
“You
have
to
convince
yourself,
before
you
can
convince
others”
Jonathan
related.
After
listening
to
a
general
overview
of
investment
banking,
the
NABA
QC
members
got
to
see
how
to
apply
these
skills.
Luis
presented
a
case
study
of
an
investment
he
made
with
his
firm.
The
students
saw
from
start
to
finish,
how
to
value
a
company
and
different
methodologies
they
could
apply
to
their
investment
strategies.
All
in
all,
the
participants
of
the
info
session
enjoyed
their
time
and
learned
a
lot.
Sophomore
Christopher
Jima
said
“The
event
immersed
students
into
the
world
of
investment
banking…and
helped
students
discover
different
career
paths”.
We
hope
to
have
more
successful
events
and
continue
to
build
a
strong
community
of
business
students
at
Queens
College.