About FIC

The Finance & Investment Club was founded in the winter of 2007. Our founders noticed that UC Davis lacked an organization that catered to students with interests in finance or investing. Thus, FIC was created to allow those students to further enhance their university experience, and better prepare for their future careers.

Our club focuses on both fundamental and technical aspects of investing, as well as a clear understanding of economics. Through the implementation of these three analyses, a successful investing strategy can be developed.

Officers

Brian Huwe, Co-President

Brian is a junior at UC Davis pursuing a degree in Managerial Economics. He is currently Co-President of FIC and has been an active member since January 2010, previously serving as Treasurer. Brian plans to intern in Public Accounting during summer 2011 and pursue a career in the field after graduation. Brian has taken accounting classes outside of UC Davis and will fulfill the educational requirements for the CPA by the time he graduates one quarter early in March 2012.

Jared Hein, Co-President

Jared is a Junior studying Managerial Economics. He has been an active member of FIC since Fall 2009 and currently serves as CO-President. He is also the Chairman of the ASUCD Business and Finance Commission, as well as a ceramics instructor at the UC Davis Crafts Center. During the summer of 2010 Jared interned at the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in Washington, DC. In his free time he enjoys creating ceramic art, downhill skiing, wake-boarding, and meeting new people.

Alex Kelley, Vice President

Alex is a senior majoring in Managerial Economics. He has been active member of FIC since spring of 2010 and currently serves as Vice President. He has held internships at Scottrade and at Morgan Stanley’s Wealth Management division and plans to pursue a career in finance. In addition he serves as a commissioner for ASUCD Business and Finance Commission. Alex plans to study finance abroad during fall of 2011 before returning to Davis to finish up his major. In his free time he enjoys reading, exercising, and music.

David Nguyen, Director

David is a senior at UC Davis pursuing a B.S. in Computer Science and a B.A. in Economics. An active member of FIC since Winter 2011, he currently acts as Director. Previous and current internship experiences include Financial Trainee at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney and Consulting Analyst Intern at Accenture. David plans to enter the consulting workforce specializing in management consulting. He enjoys traveling, snowboarding, camping and pursuing new experiences with food, music, nature, culture and people.


Board of Directors

Dhinesh Ganapathiappan, Chairman

Dhinesh is one of the founders of FIC and has been involved with the club since its inception as Vice President in 2007-2008 and Senior Vice President 2009-2010. After graduating in 2009 with a degree in Economics, Dhinesh worked in a Fund Accounting and Audit role at State Street specializing in International Markets. He is currently a Senior Associate with the State Street Investment Analytics division. Prior internships in the investments and venture capital fields include Global Heritage Fund, Worldsight, and Red Herring. Dhinesh is an active investor, trading stocks, options, and futures for over seven years.

Shiv Sachdev, Vice Chairman

Shiv Sachdev is a Global Investment Banking Analyst at RBC Capital Markets. Prior to working at RBC, Shiv worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers where he passed all of the CPA examinations. Shiv graduated in 2010 with highest honors and a departmental citation from UC Davis with a B.S. in Managerial Economics and minor in Psychology. During his time at UC Davis, he worked his way up through FIC's leadership roles and held titles as the Event Planning Coordinator and Vice President, before becoming President for his senior year.

Lauren Setar, Board Director

Lauren is a former Co-President of FIC and majored in Managerial Economics with a minor in Sociology-organizational studies. She joined FIC in the fall of 2009 and served as Co-President in 2011 after previously serving as Director. Lauren currently works as an Industry Analyst at the market research firm IBISWorld Inc. in Santa Monica, CA. Lauren has gained great experience as a Finance Intern at Morgan Stanley and as a Royalties Intern at Warner/Chappell Music. In addition to FIC, she also served as Treasurer of the UC Davis Tennis Club. In her spare time she loves playing tennis, going to concerts, shopping, listening to music, and going to the beach.

Charles Chen, Chairman Emeritus

Charles was the Founder and President of FIC and launched the club in 2007. Charles graduated with a degree in Managerial Economics in 2009 and went on to work at BrainPad, a strategy consulting firm in Tokyo, Japan. After finishing his Masters in Finance degree at Imperial College, London, Charles joined Tregaron Capital - a private equity firm in Palo Alto. Previously he interned at Woodside Capital Partners and DCA Partners. In his spare time Charles enjoys playing basketball and is captain of B-Dub Basketball.


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