Student Managed Investment Fund

Spring 2020 Students

Francesca Arrigoni

Francesca Arrigoni is a first-generation American and the first member of her family to attend college. Arrigoni supported herself through school. Arrigoni is a member of the USF American Marketing Association and the USF Corporate Mentor Program. Fluent in Italian and Spanish, Arrigoni hopes to be involved with helping corporations with international business affairs. In her efforts to achieve this goal, she has spent the last few summers interning overseas, first in Florence, Italy and then this past summer at the U.S. Embassy in Bern, Switzerland. A highlight of her work there was a meeting she had with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Her dedication to the investment field has led her to pursue the internationally recognized CFA charter. E-mail: francesca8@mail.usf.edu

Timothy Davis

Timothy Davis is a first-generation American, born and raised in the Tampa Bay area. Introduced a young age to market movements through his father’s real estate investments after the 2008 recession, Davis has developed a passion for studying financial markets and investment instruments and is an avid speculator. He is pursuing a finance major and has a background in applied statistics, upper-level mathematics and information technology. He currently works at Morgan Stanley as a wealth management intern analyzing client portfolios, performing market research and assisting in the development of portfolio management models. He plans to further challenge and develop his research and fundamental analytical skills. Davis aspires to enter the field of private equity and is pursuing CFA designation.  E-mail:  tdavis20@mail.usf.edu

Jonathan Ebberhart

Jonathan Ebberhart is pursuing a degree in finance, concentrating in asset management, accompanied by minors in political science and economics. He grew up playing football and applied the characteristics that underpinned athletic success to his academic pursuits. Ebberhart spent a summer as an operations associate with Anchor Wealth Management and this last summer as a wealth management summer analyst with the JPMorgan Private Bank. He sees himself immersed in a successful career in corporate finance before starting his own private equity firm. Ebberhart is passionate about spreading financial literacy to rid communities of cyclical poverty. After graduation in May 2020, he plans to pursue his CFA designation. E-mail:  jonathanebbe@mail.usf.edu

Cristiano Filho

Cristiano Fernandes Filho is a finance major with an economics minor currently pursuing a CFA designation. Originally from São Paulo, Brazil, Fernandes is the president of the Brazilian Student Association at USF and a first-generation college student who holds a USF grade-point average of 3.97. He previously served as a finance and economics tutor, helping students to succeed in five different courses offered at USF. After spending a summer in a financial planning and analysis internship with Citi, Fernandes joined the ASA program to gain experience with equities. After graduation he plans to pursue a career in investment banking. E-mail:  cristianof@mail.usf.edu

Macey Graham

Macey Graham is a first-generation college student pursuing a degree in finance. Growing up on a farm, she learned an effective work ethic and the importance of perseverance. At USF, she has developed a keen interest for finance, specifically in the investments side. She hopes to take the knowledge she gains through the Student Managed Investment Fund/Applied Securities Analysis program and use it in her future career in investment banking or private equity in the Tampa Bay area. E-mail: graham18@mail.usf.edu

Gregory Klug

Gregory Klug will graduate in May with a degree in finance with a concentration in asset management. He hopes to stay in the Tampa Bay area and start his career in asset management, investment banking or investment research. Klug interned this summer at JPMorgan Chase as an analyst in the Corporate Analyst Development Program and has previously interned at Foresters Financial. Earlier this year, he served as an employer host with USF Career Services and continued as a data and economics intern last semester. In 2017, he launched Carstats4u.com, a website that provides car enthusiasts with statistics on more than 200 vehicles. Klug credits his leadership abilities to coaching soccer at Carrollwood Day School, where he coached the men’s junior varsity squad. He is excited to apply techniques and concepts learned in the ASA program to real world assets and scenarios. E-mail: gklug@mail.usf.edu

Dylan MacFarquhar

Dylan MacFarquhar is a senior from Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, majoring in finance and personal financial planning with a concentration in asset management. He is a member of the USF Honors College, Business Honors Program, and a founding father of the Phi Chi Theta Business Fraternity at USF. This past summer, he interned with PNC in its Asset Management Group, and has also held an investment banking internship with Crosstree Capital Partners. He also participated in wealth management internships at UBS and Raymond James. E-mail: dmacfarquhar@mail.usf.edu

Samuel Steck

Samuel Steck was born in St. Louis and has been in Tampa for the past 18 years. He is an Honors College student, double majoring in finance and accounting, and plans to acquire a minor in entrepreneurship. Steck is a merger and acquisition investment banking intern at Crosstree Capital Partners in Tampa. He has been an active member of the university’s Student Investment Club since his freshman year. Steck is also part of the USF club golf team and is an adventure trip leader for USF Outdoor Recreation. Steck hopes to improve his financial modeling abilities and become better versed in financial analysis, allowing him to more effectively value equities and operate more comfortably in the financial services space. He plans to pursue a career in investment banking and hopes to move to New York City to establish a career. E-mail:  ssteck@mail.usf.edu

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