Burridge Center for Finance Treks
Burridge Center Finance Treks & Opportunities
Treks add experiential learning to enhance what students learn in the classroom.
We visit financial centers across the nation to witness first-hand, the wide variety of opportunities available in the finance industry. Reach out to Matthew.Fleming@colorado.edu or Susan.Brodnicki@colorado.edu for additional information on upcoming treks.
Treks are generally limited to ~20 students. Fall 2026 Planned Treks are below with TENTATIVE dates. Please check back for application links.
Denver Investment Banking Trek
Date: September 11
Application Forthcoming
Chicago General + Quant Finance
Dates: September 15 - 18
Application Forthcoming
San Francisco General Finance
Dates: October 5 - 8
Application Forthcoming
Denver PFP
Date: October 30
Application Forthcoming
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
The goal for finance treks is to introduce students to leading financial companies in various cities. Most treks are paired with an Alumni networking event and many of our hosts are Buffs.
Home to a growing number of financial organizations, we trek to Denver multiple times a year. Focus areas include Wealth Management, Investment Banking and Private Equity.
Where it all started! Visit the financial center of the US. We run two New York treks, one focusing on Investment Banking, the other on Sales &Trading and Asset management. Firms include Bank of America, Barclays, Goldman Sachs, Guggenheim, Invesco, Morgan Stanley, TD Cowen.
Known as a global hub for Derivatives, Futures and Options, we trek to Chicago yearly. Visits unique to Chicago include the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), as well as various Asset Managers and Quant shops.
Where finance meets tech! At the San Francisco trek visits include Bloomberg, JP Morgan, Citi Group & Morgan Stanley.
Is your heart in SoCal? This Personal Financial Planning focused trek includes visits to various Wealth Managers.
Sample Itinerary
Day One
Travel to Location
Day Two
9:00 AM Visit 1
11:00 AM Visit 2
1:00 PM Visit 3
3:00 PM Visit 4
5:30 PM Alumni Networking event
Day Three
10:00 AM Visit 5
12:00 AM Visit 6
2:00 PM Visit 7
4:00 PM Visit 8
Day Four
9:00 AM Visit 9
11:00 AM Visit 10
1:00 PM Visit 11
Back to Hotel and Airport