Historically, financial services and investment banking have lacked diverse talent. As an industry that is centralized in networking and social capital, many underrepresented and marginalized candidate groups have been excluded. Due to this fact, organizations like Girls Who Invest, INROADS, Management Leadership for Tomorrow (MLT), SEO Career, and more, have formed to provide opportunities to these populations. If you identify with a historically underrepresented group, you may be interested in checking out these programs. In addition, be on the lookout for the “dei-focused” label on Handshake to find employers, events, and jobs that are focused on diversity, equity and inclusion.
Girls Who Invest (“GWI”) is a nonprofit founded in 2015 dedicated to increasing gender diversity and inclusion in investment management with a focus on growing the pipeline of women and gender nonbinary individuals in frontline investing positions. Our vision is to have 30% of the world’s investable capital managed by women by 2030. This goal is in sharp contrast to 2014, a year in which less than 10% of the world’s investable capital was managed by women. We are changing the face of investing through education, mentoring, internships, and a supportive, motivated community and have reached nearly 2,000 young people in just eight years. At GWI, we aim to create programs to inspire and support our scholars become tomorrow’s leaders.
2024 available positions | apply by Nov. 2
INROADS has graduated over 28,000 talented youth from interns to full-time managerial jobs with over 1,000 major companies. On average, INROADS has a 83% job offer rate. We offer students access to Fortune 500 companies as well as professional, managerial training and coaching to ensure their success. We are launching careers and community leaders. We do this by recruiting dedicated undergraduate students with at least a 3.0 GPA, 1 summer left before graduation, a career interest in Business, Computers, Engineering, Finance, Marketing and STEM.
2024 available positions | check Handshake for deadlines
Management Leadership for Tomorrow (MLT)
Launched in 2002 Management Leadership for Tomorrow (MLT) is a national nonprofit that is transforming the leadership pipelines of more than 120 leading organizations by driving breakthrough results for individuals and institutions. MLT equips and emboldens high-achieving individuals from underrepresented communities—Black, Latinx, and Native American—to realize their full potential, to make a mark, and make a difference.
2024 available positions | apply by Feb. 15, 2024
SEO’s mission is to create a more equitable society by closing the academic and career opportunity gap for motivated young people from underserved and historically excluded communities. Each year, SEO programs serve more than 6,000 young people across America. Since 1963, SEO has made a lifetime of achievement possible for more than 21,000 talented young people from underserved and underrepresented communities. Opportunities make a better world for all of us. SEO programs make all the difference.
