NCM provides our members with the best training and guidance to successfully purse any top job in banking or finance after graduating Northwestern
— Ali Qureshi, ISBE NCM Co-Director, '18-19

Group Directors: John Rogers, Jadon Ampadu

Number of Members: ~45

Recruitment: Spring / Fall Cycle

Work at NCM:

NCM uses a top-down investment strategy to try to outperform our benchmark, the S&P 500. The club is divided into 8 industry coverage groups, which analysts are placed into shortly after joining. Members will learn how to make investment pitches, conduct valuation analyses, and develop strong industry knowledge of the sector that they cover.

Our investments are spread across a variety of sectors including tech, industrials, energy, and many more. New members will undergo a training program to develop their basic valuation and accounting skills before being placed in a sector group. Each sector group does two pitches per quarter on a company or index within their sector.  

Skills You Will Gain:

  • Conducting valuation analyses

  • Technical financial skillsets

  • In-depth market research

  • Presentation skills

  • Strong industry knowledge

Opportunity Highlights:

  • Conversation with William McLean, Northwestern Endowment Manager

  • Targeted Finance industry recruitment

  • Rigorous new member training program

Work Example:


 

Please contact johnrogers2025@u.northwestern.edu or jadonampadu2025@u.northwestern.edu for inquiries regarding ISBE NCM.