Career Paths
Finance Industry Overview
Careers in Finance + Alternative Investments Recording + Presentation Slides (2023)
An introduction to the finance community at MIT Sloan, including faculty, staff, alumni, and student organizations, as well as top career paths.
Investment Banking
Overview from an MIT Sloan MBA Alum:
Intro + Market Overview (MBA, MFin)
Overview of Firms (MBA, MFin)
Recruiting( MBA) | A Day in the Life (MBA)
Key Words/Vernacular (MBA, MFin)
What I Wish I Knew (MBA, MFin)
Private Equity
Private Equity Deal Process Introduction on Wall Street Prep – sign up for WSP account here. This course covers the day-to-day responsibilities of a PE professional.
PE vs. VC Guide on Prequin Academy
Quantitative Trading
Breaking Into Quant Trading
2-Part Blog Series: George Wu, MFin ’25
Part 1: Insights, Skills, and Interview Tips
Part 2: The MIT Sloan Formula: CDO, Networking, Club Leadership
Impact Finance
Introduction to Impact Finance at MIT Sloan
MIT Sloan Impact Investing Initiative
Opportunities to explore:
-ESG (Environment, Social and Gov)
-SRI (Socially Responsible Investing)
-Impact investing arms in PE firms
Companies to Explore
Goldman Sachs | Jobs
Bank of America | Jobs
JP Morgan Chase & Co. | Jobs
Morgan Stanley | Jobs
Barclays | Jobs
HSBC | Jobs (BB+MM)
Citi | Jobs
BNP Paribas | Jobs-Students | Jobs-Early Career | Jobs-Experienced
UBS | Jobs
Capital One | Jobs
PIMCO | Jobs
Balyasny Asset Management | Jobs
BlackRock | Jobs
Evercore | Jobs-Students | Jobs-Professionals
Fidelity Investments | Jobs
IMC | Jobs
Citadel | Jobs
Deutsche Bank | Jobs
Lazard | Jobs
PJT Partners | Jobs
Qube Research & Technologies | Jobs
DRW | Jobs
Jefferies | Jobs
Jump Trading | Jobs
American Industrial Partners | Portfolio Jobs
Capula Investment Management | Jobs
CICC
CITIC Securities
Guggenheim Partners
MassMutual | Jobs
Partners Group | Jobs
Squarepoint Capital | Jobs
State Street | Jobs
Stout Risius Ross | Jobs
Arrowstreet Capital | Jobs
Belvedere Trading | Jobs
Cubist Systematic Strategies | Jobs
Huatai Securities | Resume Drop
Man Group | Jobs
Moelis & Company | Jobs
Piper Sandler | Jobs
Rothschild & Co | Jobs
The Vanguard Group | Jobs
Two Sigma Investments | Jobs
AllianceBernstein | Jobs
Andreessen Horowitz | Portfolio Jobs
Anzu Partners
ARGA Investment Management | Jobs
Forgepoint Capital | Portfolio Jobs
PEI Global Partners | Jobs
Dodge & Cox | Jobs
Energize Capital | Portfolio Jobs
Centerview Partners | Resume Drop
CPP Investments | Jobs
MFS Investment Management | Jobs
Millennium Advisors | Jobs
The Blackstone Group | Jobs
The Voleon Group | Jobs
Visa | Jobs
RA Capital Management | Jobs
RBC Capital Markets | Jobs
Hiring Trends
View the complete MBA Industry Hiring Trends: Finance.
Percent of Class Accepting Offers in Finance
Accepted Offers by Industry
Top US Locations of Accepted Offers
NYC Metro
SF Bay Area
Boston Metro
Seattle Metro
Washington, DC
Los Angeles
Salary Summary
| Mean Base Salary | Median Base Salary | 25th-75th Percentile | |
| 2024 | $176,677 | $175,000 | $150,000-$185,000 |
| 2023 | $175,419 | $175,000 | $160,000-$183,750 |
| 2022 | $163,386 | $170,000 | $90k(low)-270k(high)* |
| 3 Year Summary | $171,062 | $175,000 | $150,000-$180,000 |
*Starting with Class of 2023, we shifted to reporting 25th-75th percentiles, instead of low-high range.
Top Hiring Companies (by number of hires)
American Industrial Partners
Andreessen Horwitz
Bank of America
BlackRock
Capital One
Centerview Partners
Evercore
Fidelity Investments
Forgepoint Capital
Goldman Sachs
Guggenheim Partners
JP Morgan Chase & Co
KIMC US
Lazard
LFM Capital
Moelis & Company
Morgan Stanley
Nasdaq
Partners Group
PIMCO
RA Capital Management
Wellington Management Company
More Hiring Companies
Actis
Apex Partners
Barclays
Bain Capital
BPN Paribas
Citizens Bank
Citi
Citadel
CPP Investments
Energize Capital
IMC
Jump Capital
Jefferies
KKR & Co
Link Capital Partners
Mass Mutual
PayPal
Putnam Investments
Stripe
State Street
T. Rowe Price
Two Sigma Investments
Thrive Capital
Volition Group
Sample Roles
Asset Management Analyst
Complex Securities and Financial
Instruments Analyst
Financial Analyst
Financial Restructuring Analyst
FX Options Trader
ETF & Index Analyst
Investment Banking Analyst
Macro Analyst
M&A Analyst
Portfolio Risk Manager
Private Equity Analyst
Sample Employers
Arrowstreet Capital
Balyasny Asset Management
Bank of America
Barclays
BlackRock
CICC
Citi
Deutsche Bank
Fidelity Investments
Goldman Sachs
HSBC
IMC
Jefferies
JP Morgan Chase & Co.
Jump Trading
Lazard
Man Group
Mass Mutual
Morgan Stanley
PEI Global Partners
PIMCO
PJT Partners
Qube Research & Technologies
Rothschild & Co.
Squarepoint Ops
State Street
Stout Risius Ross
UBS
Sample Roles
Data Scientist
Associate Data Scientist
Senior Data Scientist
Data Science and AI Specialist Analyst
Investment Data Scientist
Quantitative Researcher
Quantitative Engineer Analyst
Salary Summary for Accepted Offers in Finance
| Percent of Class | Mean Base Salary | Median Base Salary | Low-High | |
| 2024 (16.2%) | $137,000 | $135,000 | $110,000-$170,000 | |
| 2023 (29.5%) | $140,159 | $139,500 | $100,000-$200,000 | |
| 2022 (21.8%) | $138,182 | $140,000 | $115,000-$160,000 |
Sample Hiring Companies
Advent International Corporation
Barclays
Goldman Sachs
H20 Capital Innovation
MFS Investment Management
Navy Federal Credit Union
PanAgora
Squarepoint Ops
Visa
Vise
The Voleon Group
The Vanguard Group
Job Search + Interview Resources
Top Research Tools
Job Boards
Leadership Development Programs List
See company list above for links to job pages.
Interview Preparation
Big Interview – Practice/AI feedback
FastMath – Quantitative Interview Preparation
Investment Banking Interview Guide (The Red Book) on Wall Street Prep – sign up for WSP account here.
Professional Development
MIT Sloan Certificates
For career changers and experienced finance professionals, the Finance Certificate exposes students to institutions and practices, so they can learn principles of finance theory and how to apply them to real-world problems.
Industry & Career Advice
MIT Sloan Industry Advisors in Finance
(Last Name A-L)
Steve Burt, MBA ’15 – Finance and Private Equity
David Chan, MBA ’98 – Finance, Media/Entertainment
Kristen Robinson Darcy, EMBA ’13 – Finance, Operations
Paul Ferrarese, MBA ’93 – Finance and Private Equity
Jane Levy, MBA ‘97 – VC, Digital Health
Owen Lin, MFin ’24 – Quantitative Finance, Early Career Discussions
Millie Liu, MFin ’12 – VC, Entrepreneurship, Enterprise deep tech
Pilar Carvajo Lucena, MBA ’17 – Finance, Strategy, Fundraising, Impact Investing/Social Impact
York Lo, EMBA ’18 – Funds, Investment Management, Alternative Investments, ESG
MIT Sloan Industry Advisors in Finance
(Last Name M-Z)
Stella Machel, SFMBA ’21 – Tech, Finance
Hugues Menguy, MFin ’23 – Finance, Corporate Finance, Private Equity, Early Career Discussions
James Saliba, MBA ’15, MFin ’10 – Consulting, Finance
Gil Simon, MBA ’03 – Hedge Funds, Alternative Strategies
Rose Smith, MFin ’25 – Quant Finance, Investment Consulting/Advisory, Early Career Discussions
Lenora Suki, MBA ’97 – Social Impact Investing/ESG
David Segrera, MBA ’11 – AI/Machine Learning, Digital Health, IoT/Mobility Tech, VC
Matt Weimann, EMBA ’17 – Finance, Operations
CDO Career Advisors + Coaches
Click to see career advisors and coaches for your academic program:
MBA/LGO/MSMS | MFin | MBAn | SFMBA | EMBA
MIT Alumni Advisors Hub
MIT Alumni Advisors Hub: Connect with MIT alumni who have volunteered to be your thought partner as you explore industries, target your resume, and prepare for interviews.
