Think Tank --> Global Macro
I'm thinking of back up plans in case I do not find myself on a trading desk or research position for the summer. I plan to apply to central banks and international orgs like the IMF, UN, etc, but I have not applied to any think tanks yet. The only reason why is I'm not sure if anyone has made this jump before, and outside of the really powerful/connected groups, if there is anything really there for career advancement.
Going from a think tank to a macro hedge fund is not a common move. Your best bet is work at a place like federal reserve (especially the NY division), world bank, IMF.
You are an undergrad? I don't think a think-tank would necessarily hurt you for a summer for full-time recrutiing. I know that some the senior guys at this Tiger Management spin-off has a number of people with more think tank / government backgrounds. http://www.hedgetracker.com/fund/Argonaut-Capital-Management
"The only reason why is I'm not sure if anyone has made this jump before"
Driss Ben Brahim started at EBRD, moved to Goldman, headed exotics trading, then prop trading, was paid massive amounts of money for 4-5 years, then moved to GLG to essentially replace Greg Coffey and head global macro & emerging markets and presumably earn a multiple of what he was earning at Goldman.
You should probably not care too much about whether the move is common or not. You should care about whether it's possible or not, and as mostly everything is possible in this world, you should focus at being the best at what you do and everything will flow in the right direction.
It's a tough sell. I worked at the Federal Reserve as an analyst for two years, and I am right now trying to make this jump with little success.
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