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London group

Investing Across the Pond- OFP Goes to London

This spring break, 8 students in the Opportunity Fund Project gave up their week of relaxation to participate in an immersive and once in a lifetime experience in London. They spent countless hours in vans, trains, planes, and cars as they traversed from Storrs, CT all the way to London. After landing, these students didn’t let […]

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Dinner with Mr. Lewis

Picture this, a college freshman breaking bread at dinner with the CFO of a forty-billion-dollar company. In the Opportunity Fund Project, it happens. I did exactly that, along with three of my peers.  Michael Van Sambeck, Lily Dworak, Sabrina Behboudi, Briana Dastoli, and I met Greg Lewis at Fenton River Grille for dinner and an […]

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Honeywell's CFO & Senior VP, Greg Lewis, visits

Honeywell’s CFO & Senior VP, Greg Lewis, visits Storrs

Mr. Lewis took a day out of his very busy schedule to share his career path and business insights with our class, which was very valuable. Mr. Lewis detailed his entire career, the beginning with his days at UConn through his rise up the corporate ladder to where he sits today, which was priceless.  It […]

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OFP students in SurgoCap's conference room

Visiting SurgoCap Partners

At the ultimate meeting of minds, CEO Mala Gaonkar and her team at SurgoCap hosted our group. This female-led hedge fund provided a unique encounter to learn about the ins and outs of investing AND the challenges of creating successful career paths and executive positions for women in finance. Each of the members of the […]

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Visiting Ruane Cunniff

In the midst of a busy midterms season, 10 of the Opportunity Fund Project women took time out of their schedule to visit NYC and go to the first meeting of the day with Ruane Cunniff, a NYC based long-only firm. The UConn Opportunity Fund has a special connection with Ruane Cunniff. During the fall […]

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