Program Leadership

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Prof. Pennie George
Program Director, UBC SWIFT, Adjunct Professor, UBC Sauder

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Prof. Jan Bena
Advisor, UBC SWIFT, Finance Division Chair, UBC Sauder

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Prof. Murray Carlson
Professor, Finance Division, UBC Sauder
SWIFT 2023 Cohort
Profile

Toluwani Adekeye
Areas of Interest: Public and Private Credit, Public Equity, Macroeconomics
2023 Internship: BCI - Global Fundamental Equities
2024 Internship: RBC Global Markets - Sales and Trading
Favourite Activities: Swimming, Running, Basketball, and Sudoku

Danelle Anderson
Areas of Interest: Fixed Income, Macroeconomics, M&A, Private Equity
2023 Internship: BCI - Infrastructure and Renewables
2024 Internship: BMO - Investment Banking

Eliza Ponomareva
Areas of Interest: Public and Private Equity, Macroeconomics, Behavioral Finance
2023 Internship: CPPIB Finance, Analytics, and Risk - Performance Group
2024 Internship: Goldman Sachs - Asset Management

Seerat Punihani
Areas of Interest: Public Equity, Emerging Markets, Macroeconomics
2023 Internship: RBC PH&N - Institutional Portfolio Management
2024 Internship: BCI - Global Fundamental Equities

Liyun Sun
Areas of Interest: Public and Private Equity, Venture Capital, Macroeconomics
2023 Internship: Bloomberg - Analytics & Sales
2024 Internship: BAI Capital - Venture Capital
Favourite Activities: Dancing, Badminton, Tennis, Travelling

Catherine Wang
Areas of Interest: Public and Private Equity, Venture Capital, Credit
2023 Internship: RBC PH&N - Fixed Income
2024 Internship: Hillhouse Capital - Private Equity
Favourite Activities: Swimming, Musical, Restaurant Hopping

Alia Xu
Areas of Interest: High Yield Credit, Macroeconomics, Foreign Exchange
2023 Internship: BCI - Fixed Income Corporate Credit
2024 Internship: CIBC World Markets - Sales and Trading
Favourite Activities: Concerts, Thrifting, Travelling

Nancy Zamarron Cantu
Areas of Interest: Private Equity, Fixed Income, Macroeconomics
2023 Internship: BCI - Private Equity
2024 Internship: Leith Wheeler Investment Counsel - Global Equity team
Favourite Activities: Formula 1, Hiking, Travelling
SWIFT 2024 Cohort
Profile

Saru Aggarwal
Areas of Interest: M&A, Private Equity, Emerging Markets and Econometrics
2024 Internship: BCI - Private Equity
Favourite Activities: Hiking, team sports, cooking and meditation

Uttara Datta Chaudhuri
Areas of Interest: Macroeconomics, Public Credit, Finance Theory
2024 Internship: BCI - Fixed Income Corporate Credit
Favourite Activities: Singing, dance and travelling

Sanjana Gopee
Areas of Interest: Macroeconomics, M&A, Public Equity
2024 Internship: PH&N Institutional - Institutional Portfolio Management
Favourite Activities: Weightlifting, swimming and cooking

Eileen Kim
Areas of Interest: Economic Geography, Public and Private Equity
2024 Internship: BCI - Infrastructure & Renewable Resources
Favourite Activities: Hot Yoga, Reading, Cooking

Charlotte Marron
Areas of Interest: Public and Private Equity, TMT IB, Asset Management
2024 Internship: BCI - Global Thematic Equities
Favourite Activities: Writing poetry, hiking, running, listening to podcasts

Alicia Wang
Areas of Interest: Public Equity, Fixed Income, Macroeconomics
2024 Internship: PH&N Institutional - Fixed Income
Favourite Activities: Singing, curling, exploring restaurants

Enikoe (Encsi) Szmola
Areas of Interest: Fixed Income, Private Equity, Venture Capital
2024 Internship: CC&L - Fixed Income
Favourite Activities: Synchronized Swimming, Latin Ballroom, Golfing, Learning Languages
SWIFT 2025 Cohort
Profile

Alienor de La Barre de Nanteuil
Areas of Interest: M&A, Public and Private Credit, Macroeconomics
2025 Internship: TD Securities - Investment Banking Summer Analyst (Toronto)
Favourite Activities: Running, Musical Theatre, Reading

Kaitlin Ingram
Areas of Interest: Public Equity, Venture Capital, Macroeconomics
2025 Internship: RBC PH&N - Institutional Portfolio Management
Favourite Activities: Volleyball, Podcasts, Crosswords

Tina Jiang
Areas of Interest: Public Equity, Macroeconomics, Behavioural Finance
2025 Internship: RBC Dominion Securities
Favourite Activities: Golf, Snowboarding, Philosophy

Ava Lee
Areas of Interest: Private Equity, Macroeconomics, Asset Management
2025 Internship: BCI Infrastructure and Renewables
Favourite Activities: Volleyball, Piano, Skiing, Film

Kaitlyn Loo
Areas of Interest: Public and Private Credit, M&A, Public Equity
2025 Internship: CIBC World Markets - Sales and Trading (Toronto)
Favourite Activities: Volleyball, Hiking, Traveling

Tiana Murgatroyd
Areas of Interest: Public Equity, Fixed Income, Macroeconomics
2025 Internship: BCI Infrastructure
Favourite Activities: Hockey, Golf, Traveling

Rania Pirbhai
Areas of Interest: Public and Private Equity, M&A, Asset Management
2025 Internship: BCI Global Thematic Equity
Favourite Activities: Reading, Cooking, Lifting Weights

Ananya Ravichandran
Areas of Interest: M&A, Macroeconomics, Energy and Energy Transition
2025 Internship: CIBC Capital Markets - Investment Banking (Vancouver)
Favourite Activities: Basketball, Snowboarding, Surfing

Sophie Thomson
Areas of Interest: Asset Management, M&A, Public Equity
2025 Internship: BCI Global Fundamental Equity
Favourite Activities: Working Out, Travelling, Podcasts

Jocelyn Xie
Areas of Interest: Public and Private Equity, Asset Management, Options
2025 Internship: BCI Private Equity
Favourite Activities: Figure Skating, Traveling, Exploring Desserts

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