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ACCELERATOR —FINANCE BOOTCAMP May 27 - 31, 2019
Get a head start on your finance career in just 5 days. In this focused program, you’ll develop the tools you need to begin a finance career, even if you have no prior exposure to business courses or concepts such as banking, investments or accounting. You will equip yourself with a top-level understanding of complex principles such as financial statements, market efficiency, valuing stocks and bonds and corporate financial policy. Walk away with business acumen as you pursue a challenging and dynamic career.
Participants will: n Learn
the fundamentals of finance and accounting
n Acquire
basic and intermediate Excel skills
n Learn
about the time value of money, corporate valuation, how to interpret the primary financial statements, how to collect a company’s financial information and more
n Build
an understanding of the different career opportunities in finance
n Enjoy
time off in the evenings to explore one of America’s “it” cities (Nashville, TN) and discover incredible food, culture and entertainment options
a valuable Vanderbilt certificate
n Gain
access to Bloomberg Market Concepts program and take advantage of the opportunity to earn an additional prestigious certificate
n Begin
building a network including other students, finance professionals and world-class faculty
n Learn
the language of business during hands-on case studies
Discover what it takes to succeed in one of these career paths: n Corporate n Equity
finance
research
n Commercial n Investment
banking
banking
Richard Willis Professor of Accounting, Associate Dean for the Faculty
Highly regarded by his students, Richard Willis has extensive experience in accounting and financial reporting and a distinguished body of scholarly research. He has been frequently recognized for excellence in teaching, both in the United States and abroad, including the Daimler-Chrysler Award from the Fuqua School of Business and the James A. Webb, Jr. Award for MBA Teaching from Owen Graduate School of Management. Joshua White Assistant Professor of Finance
The value to participants: n Earn
Course Instructors
n Early
stage financing (Venture Capital, Private Equity)
n Public
accounting
n Consulting
The purpose of the finance bootcamp is to develop a fundamental understanding of the theory and practice of corporate finance. Students will develop the tools needed to make value-creating investment and financing decisions. Joshua White | Assistant Professor of Finance
Joshua White has been an Expert Consultant and Financial Economist for the SEC. His work has been featured in a variety of financial and legal publications and he has contributed to blog posts for Harvard and Columbia Law Schools and authored White Papers for the SEC. Professor White currently teaches Managerial Finance and Corporate Financial Policy. Larry LeBlanc Professor of Operations Management
Larry LeBlanc teaches Spreadsheets for Business Analytics, Spreadsheet Macros (VBA) for IT Applications, Spreadsheets for Health Care Analytics and Advanced Analytics with Emphasis on Data Visualization. He also teaches non-credit tutorials in spreadsheets. Professor LeBlanc has received many honors and consults for a variety of clients in the areas of forecasting, aggregate production planning, project planning and inventory control.