M&T MBA Panel, 6:00PM, Wednesday, Feb. 22nd in JMHH F70!
Come out and talk to a panel of M&Ts currently pursuing their MBAs at Wharton. The panelists will talk about the paths that have lead them to pursue an MBA, and the positives of going back to school to earn one. If you have ever thought about going to Business School at some point after graduation or are even considering returning to Wharton, come hear about the experiences of M&Ts who have chosen to do just that! The featured panelists include Kunal Gupta, Charlene Chen, and Shirley Lin. The panel will be very informal, and their will be a chance to speak casually do these M&T grads afterwards. Please let us know if you will be attending by filling out this form: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dDB1eUl6UmZKZWtNWTB4aXR2cnNUSXc6MQ so that we know how much food to order for the event as dinner will be served!

Idea Generation Workshop, 5-6PM, Thursday, Feb. 23rd in 114 Skirkanich
Even though PennVention’s deadline for this year has already passed, it is not too late to start brewing up ideas for next year. Come join Boris Bogatin  (Technology Venturer and CEO of NearVerse) and Jason Halpern (Founder and CEO of PowerFlower Solar) for an interactive session of idea generation and Q&A. These two successful entrepreneurs will share with you the steps they took to form their brilliant ideas and how they made their ideas come to life. Food (pizza) will be provided and the event will be open to all Engineering students.

All Year Study Break, Thursday Feb. 23^rd at 9pm, M&T Office

There will be a study break this Thursday, February 23rd at 9pm in the M&T office. There will be insomnia so come hungry (and leave happy… and ready to study!)

Trading Simulation 3-5pm, Friday, February 24th in JMHH F65
Get ready for the second M&T Trading Simulation of the year! Come out and show off your trading skills and win bragging rights to having beaten the smartest kids on campus. This is a great way for freshmen and sophomores to learn about trading. Snacks and drinks will be provided.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHJyUnh1ZEd1SWNlRFV0ZktsSkxHVFE6MQ

The rules are simple. The competition will take place in pairs. One partner will be the market maker who offers bids and ask prices to traders on an uncertain item. The other partner is a trader who makes trades with market makers from other teams at the quoted price. Every five minutes, new information about the item is released allowing the players to better estimate the items value. Once the game ends everyone’s trades are recorded and the team with the highest gross profit wins.

We have a BBL planned for February 7th at 12 pm in the M&T Office with Beeneet Kothari.

Beeneet Kothari (M&T ’04) is a managing director at PointState Capital. After graduating from Penn, he began his finance career at Morgan Stanley and then became a portfolio manager with hedge fund firm Duquesne Capital Management in 2005. In 2010, Duquesne closed, and its alumni opened PointState Capital, the second-largest hedge-fund startup ever with roughly $5 billion in assets. Beeneet is the firm’s youngest portfolio manager and runs a few hundred million dollars, focused on tech stocks.

RSVP to the link below if you are interested in attending:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dEliTjFZdkxJZGc5Q3NraXI4NGU1b2c6MQ

Women’s Event this Wednesday!

We will be hosting an alumnus speaker event on WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8th in JMHH 270. The guest speaker is Suzanne Garber, who is the COO of International SOS Assistance, which is the world’s leading international healthcare, medical assistance, and security services company, who is an alumnus of the Engineering School, and she will be speaking to us about her experience working at the International SOS. It is a great opportunity to learn about unique career opportunities and what the possibilities are with an engineering degree, as well as hear her about her experiences as a woman in the corporate world. Hope to see you there!

Please RSVP with this google form:  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?hl=en_US&formkey=dGRlaWhEQ0pnc0VkeVhxREFIUjFjanc6MQ#gid=0

Just as a reminder we still have a few M&T Hats available in the office for $15! If you are interested you can purchase one from the front desk (exact change please!)

We hope everyone is having a great start to the week!

We have a BBL planned for February 7th at 12 pm in the M&T Office with Beeneet Kothari.

Beeneet Kothari (M&T ’04) is a managing director at PointState Capital. After graduating from Penn, he began his finance career at Morgan Stanley and then became a portfolio manager with hedge fund firm Duquesne Capital Management in 2005. In 2010, Duquesne closed, and its alumni opened PointState Capital, the second-largest hedge-fund startup ever with roughly $5 billion in assets. Beeneet is the firm’s youngest portfolio manager and runs a few hundred million dollars, focused on tech stocks.

RSVP to the link below if you are interested in attending:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dEliTjFZdkxJZGc5Q3NraXI4NGU1b2c6MQ

We also hear that it is possible that Dr. Hamilton will be joining, as well. To hear more about Doug Alexander’s background, read on, otherwise RSVP HERE! Mr. Alexander’s BBL is generally highly sought after so be sure to RSVP ASAP!

An original member of ICG’s advisory board, Doug joined the company full-time in September 1997 as Managing Director, and was appointed President of ICG in January, 2009. Doug has had many roles at ICG including CEO of WiseWire Technologies, which was successfully sold to Lycos; Chairman of Verticalnet through its IPO; CEO of ICG Europe; and CEO of Traffic.com, which was later successfully sold to Navteq. In addition to these roles, Doug’s primary focus at ICG has been to sponsor and oversee investments in several partner companies that have included Blackboard (Nasdaq: BBBB), Verticalnet (Nasdaq:VERT), eMerge Interactive (Nasdaq: EMRG), Arbinet-thexchange (Nasdaq: ARBX), WiseWire (acquired by Lycos), LinkShare (acquired by Rakuten), CreditTrade (merged with Creditex Group), Creditex (acquired by IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE)), StarCite, Traffic.com (acquired by Navteq), and Investor Force. Doug currently serves on the boards of Channel Intelligence, GovDelivery, Investor Force, SeaPass, StarCite, ICG Commerce, WhiteFence and ClickEquations, and is the co-chairman of NFTE Philadelphia.

Thursday, December 1^st
6:00 pm
Huntsman Hall, Room F90

RSVP Here

If you have any questions, please email Andrea Diamond (andrea.diamond@morganstanley.com)

Join us for the Annual M&T Thanksgiving Dinner, next Monday, November 21st at 6 p.m., in JMHH 245. Socialize with your fellow M&Ts from all years and relax while having a catered dinner before Thanksgiving break! RSVP by Wednesday at 10 p.m. Hope to see you all there!

Also consider which you are more thankful for: Wawa’s Turkey Gobbler or the fact that Wawa started playing Christmas carols well before Thanksgiving. There is a correct answer.

Thankfully Yours,

M&T Club

Do you know what field you want to go into after your M&T experience? Do you really know about investment banking, asset management, private equity, hedge fund, and venture capital? Do you feel lost at alumni and networking events when people talk in detail about all the fields out there? Then come and chat with M&T alum and MBA student Kunal Gupta to learn more in detail about all these fields. Have all your questions answered about what people in these fields actually do.

The event will take place in F96 from 5:00-6:00PM on Monday, Nov. 14th. Pizza and drinks will be served! RSVP HERE!

BBL with Steve Heyman (CTO and Co-Founder, Dynamic Signal, Inc.) – 11/15, 12 pm, M&T Office

Come to the M&T Office at 12pm 11/15, to have lunch with Steve Heyman. RSPV HERE.

Steve is a veteran of five startups in the Internet Media space.  Steve’s latest role is the CTO and Co-Founder Dynamic Signal, Inc., an early stage VC-backed startup.  He is responsible for development of the Dynamic Signal product and for setting the company’s technology vision and standards.  Steve’s experience includes leading the engineering team as CTO at Adify, an online ad platform, which was sold to Cox Enterprises for $300MM in 2008.  Prior to Adify, Mr. Heyman was Chief Architect of the Yahoo! Music Engine product.   As Director of Special Projects at comScore, he developed their survey system and client-side software platform.   Steve served as CTO for Freeport, a startup focusing on small business marketing applications and began his career at Flycast Communications as one of the senior engineers on the ad server development team, where he later became the Director of Server Development. Steve is a Penn M&T Alum and holds a B.S.E. (cum laude) in Electrical Engineering from the School of Engineering and Applied Science, and a B.S (cum laude) in Finance from the Wharton School.

BBL with Jeff Horing (MD, Insight Venture Partners) – 11/17, 12 pm, M&T Office

Come to the M&T Office at 12pm 11/15, to have lunch with Jeff Horing.RSPV HERE.

Jeff Horing is a Managing Director at Insight Venture Partners which he co-founded in 1995. Under his leadership Insight has become the leading private equity firm focused on growth investments in software and internet businesses, with $3 billion under management. Mr. Horing’s areas of focus include mobile, online gaming, data, infrastructure and internet software. Mr. Horing is a former member of the board of directors of Airborne Entertainment (acquired by Cybird Co.), CTSpace (acquired by Sword Group), Beechwood Data Systems (acquired by The Cap Gemini Ernst & Young Group), Greenfield Online (NASDAQ: SRVY, acquired by Microsoft), Hitwise (acquired by Experian Group Limited), IAG Research (acquired by The Nielsen Company), Promira Software (acquired by Manugistics), Shunra Software (WAN emulation), SLP Infoware (acquired by Gemplus) and Xchange (NASDAQ: EXAP).

Mr. Horing currently serves on the board of directors of Datacore Software (storage virtualization), GFI/Teamviewer (security & messaging/remote desktop collaboration), Jagex Ltd (online gaming), Mentez (publisher of online social games), 6Waves (publisher of online social games) and SolarWinds (NYSE: SWI) (network monitoring).

Prior to founding Insight, Jeff Horing was a member of the technology investing team at Warburg, Pincus. Earlier in his career he worked at Goldman, Sachs & Co. in the Capital Markets group.

Mr. Horing holds an MBA from the M.I.T. Sloan School of Management. He has dual undergraduate degrees from the University of Pennsylvania’s Moore School of Engineering and Wharton School, where he graduated with high honors and was Phi Beta Kappa.

The event will take place in F96 from 5:00-6:00PM on Monday, Nov. 14th. Pizza and drinks will be served! RSVP HERE!

We hope to see you there!
Your M&T Club

Blackstone’s Restructuring & Reorganization Group will host an event for Management and Technology students on Wednesday, November 16th at 6 PM in SHDH 107.  The event will include an introduction to the restructuring industry, a review of key aspects of a deal and a discussion of why the group is an ideal fit for M&T students.  Please come dressed in business formal attire.  RSVP by November 12th by using this form.

Blackstone’s Restructuring & Reorganization Group is one of the top global advisors in the restructuring industry.  Since the group’s inception, we have advised on restructuring assignments involving nearly $1 trillion of total liabilities.  We advise debtors, creditors, municipalities and acquirers of troubled companies on both out-of-court and Chapter 11 restructurings.  Our expertise spans across a broad set of industries, including airlines, automotive, energy, financial services, healthcare, media, real estate, steel and telecommunications.  Summer and full-time analysts work directly with clients to evaluate, structure and negotiate financial and strategic alternatives.  With approximately 45 professionals based in New York, the group offers an unparalleled learning and professional experience for undergraduates seeking a career in corporate finance.

Click here to view the event flyer.

Come to the M&T Office at 1pm before the M&T Start-up Fair on Friday, 11/4, to have lunch with Jake Peters. Jake Peters is currently the Co-Founder, CTO, and head of Product at PayPerks, an education and rewards platform for prepaid debit cards and the unbanked. he recently relocated to NYC after living in London where he was the CIO of Blink, Europe’s first air taxi service. Prior to that he was a consultant working with large global retailers in e-commerce and retail strategy. Jake graduated from the M&T Program in 2001. Cosi will be served. Please RSVP HERE.