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The Internship Experience: An MFE 2023 Journey

By The Berkeley MFE Program   |   Jan 24, 2023
Our students embarked on their 12-week internships at the start of October. While most programs offer a summer internship, Berkeley MFE students are given the opportunity to explore potential careers options th...

How to Prepare for the Video Essay

By The Berkeley MFE Program   |   Jun 22, 2022
One of the key components of the Berkeley MFE Program application is a video essay. The video essay is an opportunity for you to showcase your communication and presentation skills. Candidates record themselves...

Tips for Optimizing Your Application

By The Berkeley MFE Program   |   Jun 22, 2022
The Berkeley MFE Program receives hundreds of applications yearly, and making yours stand out can be challenging. Here are some suggestions for attracting the MFE Admissions Committee attention and increasing y...

Beyond the curriculum

By Jacob Gallice   |   Feb 08, 2022
It's never been a more exciting time to pursue a master's degree in financial engineering at Berkeley Haas. The innovation taking place in the San Francisco bay area continues to push boundaries and Berkeley's ...

From Public Markets to Private Markets: Vishal Tripathi's Journey

By Linda Kreitzman   |   May 25, 2021
As a chemical engineering graduate with a minor in finance, Vishal Tripathi knew he wanted a career in a field that would use mathematics. His knowledge of finance combined with his understanding of public mark...

Haas MBA Alum Hires MFE 2021 Graduate

By Linda Kreitzman   |   May 21, 2021
Lo Toney, Haas MBA alum and Founding Managing Partner of Plexo Capital, an institutional investment firm he incubated and spun out from Google Ventures (GV), reached out to the MFE Program in the summer of 2020...

Exciting Times with AI and MFE Alumnus Karim Khiar

By Linda Kreitzman   |   Feb 26, 2020
Financial markets are ripe for significant disruption. With immense pressure from shareholders, regulators and customers, capital markets, firms and buyside players are now expected to deliver bigger returns wi...

A Passion for Robo-Advising

By Linda Kreitzman   |   Oct 11, 2017
Juan Rassa, MFE17, had a specific goal when coming to the MFE Program at Berkeley in March of 2016. He was going to get his MFE degree, work as a data scientist, and in his spare time, he would build a robo-adv...