Burridge Center for Finance Treks
Burridge Center Finance Treks
Treks add experiential learning to enhance what students learn in the classroom.
We visit financial centers across the nation and internationally to witness first-hand, the wide variety of opportunities available in the finance industry. Reach out to Matthew.Fleming@colorado.edu for additional information on upcoming treks.
Planned upcoming treks:
NYC (Burridge): Finance
Dates: March 3rd - 5th
Companies: Asset Management/Sales & Trading
Los Angeles (Burridge): Finance
Date: April 7th - 9th
Companies: Wealth Management
Additional treks organized by Career Services can be found here.
Finance Treks take place across the country as part of an effort to engage students with their alumni community, expose them to various aspects of the finance industry, and help them to assess possible career paths within finance.
Treks outside of Denver are normally 1-2 nights. The Burridge Center works logistics of travel for the students. You can expect a typical day to include 90 minute visits with several companies that offer to host students, share information about their role in the finance industry, provide networking and tour financial centers.
Trek Locations
Where it all started! Visit the financial center of the US. In the Big Apple we plan to trek to many Wall Street firms including Bank of America, Barclays, Blackrock, TD Cowen, Goldman Sachs, Guggenheim, Citi, Morgan Stanley.
Home to a growing number of financial organizations, the Mile High City Trek include visits to firms: Unicom Capital, Ernst & Young, D.A. Davidson. This one-day Trek generally takes place on Friday. Hitch a ride on the Flat Iron Flyer and see the opportunities!
Known as the 2nd City, Chicago is vitally important to the US financial system. Visits unique to Chicago include the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), as well as the Chicago Quantitative Alliance (CQA).
Where finance meets tech! During the Golden Gate City Trek, visit finance firms tied closely to the startup world, including BAML, Goldman Sachs, TPG Capital, KKR, Citi, Charles Schwab, among others.
Explore the opportunities Ski City USA, a short hour and 30 minute flight away, has to offer! Past visits include Goldman Sachs (2nd largest US location), Zion, Key Bank, Grandeur Capital, & Wasatch Funds.
Is your heart in SoCal? Target companies include LionsGate Entertainment, D.A. Davidson, The Recording Company, and more!
Sample Itinerary
Day One
Travel to Location
Day Two
8:00 AM Private Equity
10:00 AM Investment Bank
12:00 PM Broker Dealer
2:00 PM Market and Securities
4:00 PM Institutional Business
6:00 PM Venture Capital
Day Three
8:00 AM Capital Markets
10:00 AM Financial Services
12:00 PM Investment Mgmt
2:00 PM Financial Data Services
4:00 PM Global Advisory Services
5:45 PM Index/Data
Day Four
8:00 AM Financial News
10:00 AM Commercial Bank (Startups)
12:00 PM Commercial Bank
Back to Denver