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Winter Applications
The deadline for submitting applications to become an analyst has ended. Candidates will be contacted regarding interviews shortly. Thank you for the interest.
welcome to the blue chips
From modest beginnings as a fledgling RSO, Blue Chips has evolved to become an organization that inspires the confidence to have been given a $100,000 gift. A handful of students with a dream and an interest in investment have turned their club into a serious organization with a mission to provide students with the experience they need to achieve economic success.
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who we are
The Blue Chips is an officially recognized student organization of The University of Chicago. We aim to provide our members with a forum for expanding finance, investing, and business knowledge. We create such opportunities through a structured curriculum, portfolio management, lively debate, unique interaction with professionals, and informal discussion. We further seek to promote financial and markets literacy through campus-wide events and collaboration with other RSOs.
culture
Our club's culture is defined by three pillars: education, execution and, for lack of a better word, fun.
Education: our highest priority is ensuring our members' intellectual and practical development with regards to financial markets. We believe anyone can better understand financial markets if they have the will and dedication.
Execution: innovation, initiative, and the ability to make things happen are strongly valued and encouraged. Seeking constant improvement in our mission, The Blue Chips strongly encourages ALL members to bring new ideas to the table and, if they're well thought, to make them happen, to deliver consistently and professionally.
Fun: at the end of the day, we would not belong to this club if we weren't having fun, if we did not enjoy each others' company, and if we took ourselves too seriously to let loose once in a while. Understanding the immense dynamics of increasingly global financial markets is serious business, but is good business only when you can do it with a smile.
board
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Marcin Siwicki - President
Economics '10 -
Hsin Yao Cheng - Vice President
Economics '10; Classics '10 -
Jina Choi - Director of Internal Relations
Economics '11 -
Irene Kwok - Director of External Relations
Economics '11; Political Science '11 -
Roberto Kutcher - Treasurer
Economics '10; Public Policy '10
investment committee
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Ruslan Kochemirovskiy - Chair
Mathematics w/ specialization in Economics '10 -
Hsin Yao Cheng
Economics '10; Classics '10 -
Irene Kwok
Economics '11 -
Greg Nance
Political Science '11 -
Jackson Lai
Economics '10 -
Eric Jaffe
Economics '10 -
Frank Li
Economics '11; Statistics '11
membership
Current Roster
For a list of currently active TBC members, please visit the following
link.
There are several levels of membership within the organization.
Affiliates
Affiliates include individuals that have expressed an interest in joining the club or attending its events, but do not participate in its weekly activities and operations. Affiliate members do not participate in equity research and analysis, and are not required to participate in educational sesssions.
Analysts
Analysts are required to go through an application and interview process, as well as a training program. Upon successful completion of training, they are assigned to an industry coverage group. Responsibilities include achieving a solid grasp of fundamental analysis and understanding sector dynamics, conducting equity research and analysis, and generating ideas to further the club's investment portfolio.
Associates
After one or two successful quarters as an analyst, those who wish to take on more responsibility are invited to apply to become Associates. Their responsibilities expand to recruiting and analyst development, organizing and initiating equity research, leading sector groups, educational development, and event execution. Associates should have a solid grasp of fundamental analysis, and many have rudimentary experience with Discounted Cash Flow modeling.
Directors
Directors have typically been in the club at least one year and constitute its primary leadership, often being elected to their positions. Responsibilities include administering the club's affairs, serving as liaisons between the club and external parties, generating and managing pitch flow, overseeing the portfolio, and future leadership development. Furthermore, directors often spearhead and drive the educational process, from generating topics of discussion to presenting those topics. Directors typically have an expert grasp of fundamental analysis including a working understanding of Discounted Cash Flow modeling.
employers
The Blue Chips was established, in part, to build strong relationships between the business community and University of Chicago students interested in finance. Over the past few years, interactions with the business community have included educational lectures for the University community-at-large, as well as recruitment events co-sponsored with other on-campus organizations.
TBC is always interested in hearing from those who are interested in offering educational opportunities to our membership, contacting our members about job openings and other employment opportunities. To establish contact with our club, please e-mail Irene Kwok, Director of External Relations.
Club alumni have gone on to work in a variety of fields, including Equity Research, Investment Banking, Investment Management, Management Consulting, Private Banking, Private Equity, Proprietary Trading, and Sales and Trading. They have worked in locations including New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, London, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Shanghai.
To verify a job candidate's membership status within TBC please click
here.
Select firms represented by former TBC members include:
| Bain & Company | Credit Suisse | Deutsche Bank | Goldman Sachs | J.P. Morgan |
| Lazard | LEK Consulting | Madison Dearborn Partners | McKinsey & Co. | Morgan Stanley |
| Morningstar | Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb | Spot Trading | Thomas Weisel Partners | UBS |
contact
information
Please use the form to the left to contact us with general questions regarding the organization.
Firms seeking recruitment opportunities with The Blue Chips should reach us at employers@chicagobluechips.com
Current University of Chicago students interested in joining the club can email apply@chicagobluechips.com for more information about the application process and upcoming deadlines.
General Meetings
Wednesdays 8:00pm
Stuart Hall - Room 101
Please note that due to the academic calendar and external events, meeting times are subject to change.