ALM Banking Background, Soon to be MBA Grad- What Next?

32 Year old Asset Liability Manager at a 10BN-ish bank. I've been at the bank for quite some time and have worked my way up to this position attending ALCO, etc (attended a decent college and worked while pursuing a degree in Finance). I'm halfway through business school pursuing my MBA (2 year program @ a top 35 school) and as I enter my last year I have to decide on a concentration...I know most of you will say it doesn't matter but I'm debating between Strategic Management and Finance. I already have the Finance undergrad and am sitting for Level 1 in June. Therefore a Finance concentration seems redundant but it might help me with understanding CFA material since I'll be studying Finance anyway.

My big question is what should I do next or what do you think I could do next? I like working in bank Treasury but I feel like a I need to go to a larger bank if so- as the industry is consolidating, also I don't know if this will be a limiting move. Also debating if technology will further hurt banks and my career experience will go to waste- should I try to go to the Finance side or Strategy side of a non-financial services comp? Management consulting? Investment management? These are all things I'm open to and have been tossing around. I think I've gotten great experience where I am working with interest rate risk, balance sheet management, capital, derivatives, etc. but the pay sucks and it's time to move to something larger or something different. I'm overwhelmed, any advice is appreciated!

 

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