3 REASONS TO GIVE NOW LIVING IN NEW YORK WITH HIS WIFE CATHERINE AND THEIR SON JAMES, JAY HAWTHORN STAYS INVOLVED WITH THE JONES SCHOOL BY SERVING ON THE JONES GRADUATE SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS, ORGANIZING ALUMNI EVENTS IN THE NEW YORK AREA, AND WORKING TO KEEP THE ALUMNI COMMUNITY TOGETHER. HE WORKS CLOSELY WITH ADMISSIONS, CONDUCTING REGIONAL INTERVIEWS AND STAYING IN CONTACT WITH ADMITTED PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS AS A JONES ALUMNI VOLUNTEERS FOR ADMISSION (JAVA) AMBASSADOR, AND AS A MENTOR TO A SECOND-YEAR STUDENT THROUGH JONES SCHOOL’S ALUMNI MENTORING PROGRAM. As a director in the Global Mergers and Acquisitions Group at Barclays Capital, Jay focuses primarily on the power, utility, and infrastructure industries. Prior to joining Barclays following its acquisition of Lehman Brothers’ operating businesses, Jay held the same position within Global Mergers & Acquisitions at Lehman Brothers. Before joining the firm, Jay was a commodities trader in various divisions of Enron Corp. Jay holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Vanderbilt University and an MBA from Rice University, where he was a Jones Scholar.
WORTH THE INVESTMENT
These are three reasons why Jay gives:
The Jones School had such an incredible impact on my life that I feel compelled to do everything I can to give back to the program. The investment is worth it. I have such fond memories of being a student. Beyond the academics, beyond the classroom, there is so much to be gained from the experience. That’s why I serve on the Alumni Board and represent the Jones School in the New York area, why I interview Jones School applicants, and why I spend time talking about my experience and the Jones School to admitted prospective students.
POSITIVE CHANGE
EVERY DOLLAR MATTERS
I grew up in a philanthropic household, where my parents spent a lot of time with organizations that they were committed to, putting in time, energy and money to further those initiatives. Growing up in that environment has been the foundation for my philanthropic philosophy. It has inspired me to help effect positive change either to people’s lives or organizations. Philanthropy is its own reward. I’ve been a fortunate beneficiary of philanthropy myself, either tangentially as others before me helped develop an organization with their own giving, or directly, through a scholarship I was fortunate enough to be granted when I was a Jones School student.
I give because I know every dollar matters. It matters for a potential scholarship award to that prospective student considering the Jones School over another program. And it is important to me to give back having received a scholarship myself. The scholarship my brother, Andrew, and I initiated with our family is intended to help attract ever brighter enterprising minds to the Jones School, to carry that flag higher and help further the Jones School’s initiatives for the benefit of the entire community.
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