{"id":36702,"date":"2025-02-20T11:14:08","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T16:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/?post_type=bates_events&#038;p=36702"},"modified":"2025-03-03T11:59:27","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T16:59:27","slug":"careers-in-finance-bobcat-alumni-insights","status":"publish","type":"bates_events","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/events\/careers-in-finance-bobcat-alumni-insights\/","title":{"rendered":"Careers in Finance: Bobcat Alumni Insights"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hear directly from successful alumni in various finance sectors as they share their career journeys, practical advice for breaking into the industry, and insights about the current financial landscape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-fd9127ac457969f41c0e0eb24d39af94\">This virtual presentation hosted by Alumni Council members<strong> Steve Brackett \u201985<\/strong>, <strong>P&#8217;22,  Fadia Felfle \u201915, Terry Welch \u201983, and Graeme Welds \u201915<\/strong> will provide an insightful discussion on industry trends, networking strategies, and day to day realities of different finance career paths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bates.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/RaMtTRg-QbW5tM_zRc18Rg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">REGISTER TODAY!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-bates-shortcodes-btn btn-wrap\" id=\"e234d298-7941-45c1-b9f7-4581f9ef6477\"><div class=\"btn-action\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"e234d298-7941-45c1-b9f7-4581f9ef6477\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><h3 class=\"btn-title\">PRESENTERS<\/h3><div class=\"btn-arrow\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"btn-content\" id=\"e234d298-7941-45c1-b9f7-4581f9ef6477\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Fadia Felfle \u201915<\/strong><br><em>Vice President at High Grade and<\/em> <em>Emerging Markets Credit Syndicate Desk, JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co.<\/em><\/h6>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2025\/02\/fadia.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2025\/02\/fadia.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36960\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2\/3;object-fit:cover;width:250px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2025\/02\/fadia.webp 500w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2025\/02\/fadia-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2025\/02\/fadia-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2025\/02\/fadia-400x400.webp 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" 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