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  Alexandra Hanley on Stepping Into Her Role in a Competitive Industry

  As a Business Management major with a Finance specialization — and a 3.98 GPA — Alexandra Hanley is no stranger to hard work. At Stony Brook University, she’s a teaching assistant for Business Communications, a Forté Campus Ambassador, and a leader in Women in Business. She’s built a strong academic and leadership foundation, but like […]

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  Match Made in Mission

  Foundations Matter: How One Student Found Her Home in Real Estate Finance

  Featuring Hines and Deja Alfaro, NYU Stern Before Deja Alfaro found herself working in fund management in London, she was a first-generation college student at NYU trying to figure out where she fit in finance. Like many business students going to school in New York, the path seemed to point in one direction. “Everyone just […]

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  How One Conference Helped Anuva Wardah See a Future for Herself in Finance

  When Anuva Wardah arrived at the College Fast Track to Finance Conference, she wasn’t sure how her background in Political Science and Sociology would translate into a finance career. As someone deeply involved in civic engagement, global affairs, and social impact work, she had always been curious about the industry — but also unsure whether […]

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  Forté Signals

  The CFO Path Works. But the On-Ramps Are Closing.

  In the last post, I introduced the difference between signs and signals. At the simplest level, signs are the observable inputs. Signals are what those inputs get interpreted to mean. From an individual perspective, that shows up in familiar ways: your resume, your experience, your credentials. These are the signs. What people believe those things […]

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  College Success

  From Self‑Discovery to Finance: Chinmayi’s Career Ready Journey

  A rising finance leader reflects on the skills that helped her stand out. NYU Stern School of Business ’28 Majors: Finance & Entrepreneurship | Minor: Data Science When Chinmayi Chittamuri enrolled at NYU Stern, she knew she wanted to pursue a career in business — but she also knew she needed a clear, compelling way […]

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  When a Conversation Becomes an Opportunity

  How a Forté Industry Meet-Up Led to a Career at UBS When Nathalia Rios Ballesteros, a Forté Fellow and MBA graduate from Cornell Tech, saw the email about a Forté Industry Meet-Up hosted by UBS in New York, she wasn’t sure she would attend. In fact, she almost didn’t go. “I received the email and […]

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