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Interested in working at a Hedge Fund? SEO’s Hedge Fund Academy can help kick-start your career!

The SEO Alternative Investments Hedge Fund Academy is designed to prepare professionals from backgrounds historically excluded in alternative investments for investment roles in the hedge fund industry.

SEO has a long track record of success in closing opportunity gaps for those historically excluded in the alternatives space and this program continues to build on that.

How the Program Works:
The Alternative Investments Hedge Fund Academy will host a series of educational webinars in partnership with Select Equity Group, L.P., to help you gain the understanding and preparation you need to successfully compete for investment roles.

Participant Criteria:

  • Two years of investment banking experience
  • Buyside professionals with one year of private equity or growth equity experience or an existing offer
  • Professionals from backgrounds historically excluded in alternative investments (professionals who identify as Black, Hispanic, or Native American, as well as Asian women)
  • Open to MBA and non-MBA candidates
  • Open to SEO alumni and non-alumni

For instructions on how to apply to the program, please contact us at: altinvest@seo-usa.org