SUMMER 2013 Non profit org. U.S. Postage PAID Rochester, New York Permit No. 357
HOBART AND WILLIAM SMITH COLLEGES 300 Pulteney Street Geneva, New York 14456 This publication was printed using FSC® Certified paper which enables the environmental savings equivalent to the following: 209 trees preserved for the future 768,457 L of wastewater flow saved 11,640 kg of solid waste not generated 30,257 kg CO2 greenhouse gases prevented 342 Gigajoules of energy not consumed 90 kg NOx noxious gases not produced
water Mehrnaz Vahid-Ahdieh ’85
Cat Gorman ’15
Managing Director, Global Market Manager, Citibank; Majored in Economics and Sociology at William Smith
First sophomore from HWS accepted as a J.P. Morgan Intern, Asset Management Risk Department; Majoring in Economics; Member of the Lacrosse Team
1. What advice would you give women trying to break into finance? Be confidant and APPLY! The financial industry needs more of us. 2. What qualities do you need to be successful in your business? Strong client relationship management, passion for doing the right thing, knowledgeable about the global economy. 3. How has being a woman impacted your career aspirations? As Hillary Clinton once said “I had to try twice as hard to be thought half as good.” By believing in myself, I have easily overcome those challenges. 4. What’s your best financial advice? Start saving and investing early in your life. 5. What gives you a competitive edge? I am passionate about what I do.
1. What advice would you give women trying to break into finance? Be persistent and do not take no for an answer. 2. What qualities do you need to be successful in your business? Competitive, hardworking, dedicated, good communication skills, and good teamwork ability.
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3. How has being a woman impacted your career aspirations? I want to become more successful than the majority, or all of, the males in this industry to help prove the capabilities of women. 4. What’s your best financial advice? Save now, spend later. 5. What gives you a competitive edge? Being an athlete. 6. What’s the biggest obstacle you’ve had to overcome? Working three jobs while being a full time student-athlete. 7. What motivates you? Success motivates me.
6. What’s the biggest obstacle you’ve had to overcome? Guilt from not being at home enough.
8. What quality do you most value in your friends? Loyalty and kindness.
7. What motivates you? My family, my colleagues and my clients. 8. What quality do you most value in your friends? Trustworthiness.
9. If you could start college over and study any subject, what would it be? Economics.
9. If you could start college over and study any subject, what would it be? Economics.
10. What’s your proudest achievement? The internship with J.P. Morgan.
Fog Horns Arthur Dove, Hobart Class of 1903 Depicting sound flowing across water, Fog Horns was selected for inclusion in the United States Postal Service’s 2013 collection of stamps Modern Art in America, 1913–1931. (Oil on Canvas, 1929)
10. What’s your proudest achievement? My daughter!
Inside: Faculty research on Seneca Lake • Potable water issues around the world • Behind the scenes at America’s Cup