Hi everyone,
Wondering if there is a tangible path for breaking into HF (agnostic of SM/MM, distressed shops, etc) after a 'top' MBA? (H/W/S or whatever you consider top). It doesnt have to be immediately after graduating, but rather probably a mid-term path or the likes (i.e. MBA -> EB -> UMM PE -> HF, or MBA -> Rx -> HF, or basically any path you've seen could actually materialize).
Background is: Non US resident and Conglomerate Strategy -> BB FIG -> M&A at a Single FO
Thank you so much!!
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From those schools you can make the pivot directly to HF with a bit of hard work and a lot of luck. I am at one of those schools with a non-traditional background but went LO. Plenty of my classmates went HF, though almost entirely SM. I am a US citizen, but my intl classmates were able to make the pivot as well. Most ended up at smaller HFs though with maybe less than a handful at the top SMs.
That sounds amazing! Thank you!
Congrats on CBS!
bruh I saw you shitting on the op of the prestigious hedge fund post from a month ago. now here you are perpetuating the prestige obsession in a different thread. makes zero sense...
It's not a like for like comparison at all. I'm not sure how you've misunderstood the discussion here to be that.
That was a high schooler asking silly questions.
This case is OP asking a general question about ending up at a HF generally, and how out of a few top business schools, which does he have the best shot at ending up at a wide array of funds.
In all seriousness, CBS is legitimately think your best bet for post-MBA HF opportunities without pre-MBA HF opportunities. The ecosystem they've built at that school for people without pre-MBA HF experience breaking in is unparalleled.
Awesome! Visited the school recently and learned about some students interning at great shops, so makes much sense. Will dig deeper. Thanks a lot!
It's specifically due to this: https://business.columbia.edu/heilbrunn
I'm inclined to agree haha. I was the first commentor, currently at CBS. I'm not sure I would have broken into this field at a HSW tbh. When I say I was non-traditional, I mean not even a corporate job. The infrastructure at CBS has been extremely solid at helping me develop a passable investment process. On the LO side we compete with HSW at all the top shops, and SMs, we always have a handful going to tiger cubs. I think at HSW, students place well at top shops because they typically have extremely relevant public/private equities backgrounds. During my super days, most of the HSW kids that were also interviewing were top IB->MF/UMM PE->MBA.
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