Careers & Employment

We work differently than other career development offices. Our Master’s in Asset Management students want a broad variety of employment outcomes, so we tailor the search to each individual student, rather than employing a “plug and play” approach.  

The Yale SOM Career Development Office (CDO) works hard to foster strong relationships with employers in the asset management sector, and we show you how to leverage these relationships and pursue opportunities that fit your interests. We are extremely hands-on, providing the tools and resources to navigate today’s recruitment process. We recognize that this may be your first attempt to secure full-time employment, but it won’t be your last. The recruitment skillset we teach will serve you throughout your career, not just while you are a student at Yale.

Unlike more generalized degree programs that remove students from job market for two years, we work within a nine-month timeframe to get you the right job, not just “a” job.

Our nine-month program is an asset, setting you apart from the many other job applicants working within a “traditional” recruitment timeline and enabling you to secure a position tailored to your interests. Hiring practices within the asset management industry are unique and individualized, and we are confident that our program length and structure prepares our students for recruitment success—our results speak for themselves!

Our graduates are now working as buy-side analysts for private equity firms, ESG reporting analysts at financial service firms, and investment managers at venture capital firms and hedge funds. Graduates have also chosen careers in sales and trading at major international banks, and in strategy and consulting at insurance companies. They have settled as close as Greenwich, Connecticut, and as far away as Shanghai, China. Our full-time employer list includes: 

• Abacus Investments
• Acord
• Aflac Global Investments
• Akuna Capital
• Alantra
• AllianceBernstein  
• Amber Group
• AQR Capital Management
• Balyasny Asset Management
• Bank of America
• Bank of China
• Barclays PLC
• Barings
• Bridgewater Associates
• Brookfield Asset Management
• China International Capital Corporation
• CITIC Securities
• CMB Wing Lung Bank
• CohnReznick Capital Markets Securities
• Cross River Bank
• CSCI
• Decent Capital
• Edgeworth Economics
• Ellington Management Group
• Enzo Advisors
• Fannie Mae
• Fred Alger Management
• FSN Capital
• Guotai Junan Securities
• Huatai Securities
• Hudson Structured Capital Management
• Huron River Ventures
• IMC
• Ironwood Capital Management
• Janus Henderson Investors
• Jasper Ridge Partners
• JPMorgan Chase & Co.
• LL Funds
• M Science
• Macquarie Group
• McKinsey & Company
• Morgan Stanley
• Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan
• Point72
• Prudential Financial
• Schonfeld Strategic Advisors
• Scotiabank
• Shanghai JingRong Education Technology Co.
• SMBC Nikko Securities
• Standard Chartered
• Strategy&
• Summit Rock Advisors
• Triveni Capital
• UBS AG
• Virtu Financial
• Wilshire Advisors LLC
• Yale School of Management

The Master’s in Asset Management program has a dedicated specialist within the CDO who works exclusively with you—even before the start of fall classes. Our CDO offers robust career management support that includes workshops and individual coaching on: 

• Identifying, assessing, and defining target roles, geographies, and organizations
• Crafting résumés and marketing collateral
• Storytelling
• Networking
• Interviewing
• Negotiating and managing offers
• Starting strong in a new position