Financial Services, Real Estate & Insurance

Welcome to the Financial Services, Real Estate & Insurance Industries Connections Community!

Use the Industry 101 guides for Financial Services and Banking, Business Functions and Operations, and Real Estate to learn more about the pros and cons of the industry, typical roles, and more. Bloomberg Education is a computer software system that allows users to analyze real-time market and economic data (available to ALL students) Use Big Interview’s (an AI interviewing platform) Technical Questions to help nail your next interview. As a Villanova student, you have access to a free Wall Street Journal and Financial Times subscription.

Villanova Financial Services, Real Estate & Insurance Events:

  • Fall Semester: VSB O’Donnell Center: Careers in Corporate Finance & Accounting, BRIDGE Society Mentoring & Networking Event: Exploring Careers in Finance, What Liberal Arts Students Need to Know About Finance Workshops, DiLella Center for Real Estate Career Conference
  •  Spring Semester: Business and Arts Career Fair, Wall Street Meetup-Prep, Wall Street Meetups

Summer 2026 Analyst Programs

Review the blog post “Is Wall Street Right for You? Find out at the Wall Street Meetups Exploring 2026 Internships + Application Information“ to receive updated information on the Summer 2026 recruiting timeline and the dates for our Spring Wall Street Meetups.

Graduating from Villanova? Here are 4 compelling reasons to complete the Career Center Outcomes Survey:

Published on April 10, 2025

Yes, we get it. You have many things on your mind leading up to graduation. But, here are four compelling reasons for Villanova University students to complete the Career Center Outcomes Survey:

Your participation in the Career Center Outcomes Survey …

By Margaret Songer
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Employer Spotlight: CBRE Investment Management

Published on April 10, 2025

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Come to this virtual Real Estate Society meeting to learn more about CBRE Investment Management team and their summer 2026 opportunities.

April 30th 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

About CBRE Investment Management: As a leading real assets investment …

By Timaria Brach
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Fireside Chat with Goldman Sachs President & COO, John Waldron on 4/2

Published on March 25, 2025

Please join us in welcoming Goldman Sachs President and COO, John Waldron to campus on Wednesday, April 2nd at 6pm in Driscoll 134.

Mr. John Waldron will have a “fireside chat” with Dean Mao, PhD, Dean of the Villanova School …

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Skill Building Courses

Financial Accounting Part 1

Taught by Earl Stice
Anyone who needs to interpret financial statements or communicate financial results needs a solid understanding of financial accounting. This comprehensive,…

Learning Graphic Design History (2014)

Taught by Sean Adams
The history of graphic design is a history of cultural expression, reflecting not only what people thought during a given…

AI Product Ideation: Principles and Practical Applications

Taught by Maria Parysz
In this course, Maria Parysz—the CEO and owner of ElephantAI—presents you with the skills to identify and analyze business challenges…

Accounting Foundations: Managerial Accounting

Taught by Earl Stice
Managerial accounting helps managers make decisions using an organization’s financial data. An understanding of managerial accounting helps you figure out…

Finance for Non-Financial Managers (2015)

Taught by Earl Stice
If you’re looking to grow your career and take on greater responsibility within your organization, you’ll need to demonstrate a…

Crisis Communication

Taught by Laura Bergells
Every organization needs to plan how to communicate internally and externally in the event of a crisis. In this course,…

Planning a Web Design Portfolio: Growing Your Freelance Business

Taught by Lauren Bacon
A great portfolio can make the difference between landing a new client and losing a sale. In this course, you’ll…

Running a Profitable Business: Understanding Financial Ratios

Taught by Earl Stice
Financial ratios—such as ROI (return on investment) or ROA (return on assets)— are a valuable tool for measuring a company’s…

Jeffrey Zeldman: 20 years of Web Design and Community

Taught by Jeffrey Zeldman
Who is Jeffrey Zeldman? The “Miles Davis of web design”? “Godfather of the web”? Or simply “your friend on the…

Mapping the Modern Web Design Process

Taught by Morten Rand-Hendriksen
Once you eliminate the trends and terminology, web design is about one thing and one thing only: getting your message…

QuickBooks: Advanced Bookkeeping Techniques

Taught by Bonnie Biafore
View Bonnie’s LinkedIn Newsletter Master tricky income, expense, and banking transactions in QuickBooks with these tips and techniques from Bonnie…

Creative Inspirations: Kit Hinrichs, Graphic Designer

Taught by Kit Hinrichs
Kit Hinrichs is one of the most accomplished and respected graphic designers and illustrators of the last fifty years. A…

The Making of Amsterdam Mist: The Structures

Taught by Bert Monroy
Bert Monroy creates digital paintings that fool the eye and delight the senses. And he’s been at it for over…

Financial Analysis: Analyzing the Top Line with Excel

Taught by Rudolph Rosenberg
Learn how to analyze the top line (or revenue) of your company and identify areas of under- or overperformance with…

Financial Analysis: Analyzing the Bottom Line with Excel

Taught by Rudolph Rosenberg
Learn how to analyze the bottom line (or profitability) of your company and identify areas of under- or overperformance with…

Financial Analysis: Making Business Projections

Taught by Rudolph Rosenberg
Estimating future financial performance plays a big part in the life of start-ups and corporations large and small. By looking…

Learning Graphic Design: Cropping Photographs

Taught by John McWade
Cropping is essential to good design. In this course, senior author John McWade shows members how to transform images that…

Graphic Design for Business Professionals

Taught by Justin Seeley
Not a graphic designer? No problem. In this course, staff author and designer Justin Seeley shares graphic design secrets anyone…

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Taught by Ray Villalobos
This series offers 10-minute projects on intermediate and advanced web design topics, covering technologies such as HTML, PHP, jQuery, and…

Learning Graphic Design: Techniques

Taught by John McWade
Take a creative refresher course with these 18 simple design techniques that will immediately improve your layouts, brought to you…
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Alumni Connections

Cole Vanderslice

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  • Ocean City, NJ
  • Real Estate Agent Compass Real Estate
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Jeremy Goldberg

Alumni
  • Philadelphia, PA
  • Senior Operations Analyst SEI
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Trevor Siino

Alumni
  • Philadelphia, PA
  • Commercial Banker PNC Bank
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Susan Murray

Alumni
  • Philadelphia, PA
  • Recruiter - Adobe Experience Cloud Propel Collective
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P. Mark Martini

Alumni
  • Palm Beach, FL
  • CEO WimbledonGlobal
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Shannon Conner

Alumni
  • Monterey, CA
  • Litigation Specialist BETA Healthcare Group
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Brian Bollendorf

Alumni
  • Sewell, New
  • CIB Markets Financial Controller – Associate JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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Krista Spears

Alumni
  • New York, NY
  • Assurance Associate EY
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John Harvey

Alumni
  • Ardmore, PA
  • Department Manager Follett Higher Education
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Andres Tamayo

Alumni
  • New York, NY
  • Marketing Consultant Estée Lauder
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Jazmin Gomez, MS, SHRM-CP

Alumni
  • Greater Chicago Area
  • Sr. HR Operations Analyst Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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John Nazzaro

Alumni
  • New Jersey, USA
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