The MBA Finance Club assists non-finance students transitioning to finance and students with finance backgrounds in navigating and excelling in new career options in finance. The club strives to add value to the MBA experience through collaborations, networking and leveraging the collective strengths of students, UBC faculty, the career centre and other clubs. In January 2011, Sauder joined the elite list of worldwide business schools as a CFA Program Partner.
Following are some of the key initiatives that the finance club plans to undertake:
Leverage faculty expertise to gain the fundamentals of finance and market-ready knowledge.
Bridge the gap between the Vancouver finance industry and the Sauder School of Business by arranging networking events that give an insight into the nuances of the financial world.
Promote and assist students towards professional certifications such as CFA, CPA, etc.
Help non-finance students select finance courses and assist them in their level of understanding.
Leverage UBC’s academic and non-academic resources and infrastructure to facilitate careers in Sustainable Finance.
Help students interested in technology transition to the world of FinTech
President: Harshal Pawar
Harshal is a seasoned Finance professional with a decade of global experience in Corporate Banking, Commercial Finance, Project Finance, Development Finance and Venture Debt. Harshal is keenly interested in Corporate Finance, Sustainable Finance, Impact Investments, Climate Economics and Capital Markets. His goal is to leverage his industry experience to help the cohort transition and navigate to the world of finance.
Harshal is an avid reader and rifle shooter with a keen interest in international politics, economics, and technology. During his free time, he can be found either reading, taking a nature walk, hosting friends or meeting professionals over coffee or a glass of beer.