On November 19th, Penn State Smeal MBA Students were treated to two different events in New York City. A group of students received an exclusive invitation from David Polansky (MBA ’87) to come and tour U.S. Trust, Bank of America’s Private Wealth Management unit. The tour started at noon, and the MBA students were introduced to various groups inside the bank. Students met with executives from the Private Client, Trust, Business Support, Portfolio Management, and Wealth Strategy divisions. They also had a session with an internal recruiter at U.S. Trust that gave them some great tips on how to be successful in an MBA level interview.
Later that night, Penn State students and alumni met at the new Bank of America building at 1111 6th Ave. For people not familiar with the building, it is new construction that was recently Leeds Certified and is widely recognized as one of the world’s ‘Greenest’ buildings. After a hour of cocktails and networking with 300+ Smeal Alumni, the attendees were treated to a panel of both Smeal Alumni and Wall Street Executives discussing the current economic crisis.
-Dave Noreen, MBA Class of 2009
dan171@psu.edu