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 2027 Analyst Programs

Review the organizations, recruiting timelines, and contacts of the employers who attended the 2025-2026 Wall Street Meetups at the WSM Summer Application Information 2027.xlsx

Employer Spotlight: Bloomberg

Bloomberg will be on campus to promote their full-time and summer 2027 Sales and Analytics roles. You can connect with them at the following events!

Bloomberg Recruiter on Campus
Sep 21, 2026 · 1 PM–3 PM EDT

WiB x Bloomberg: Time …

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Full-Time Jobs and Internships at IBM

FULL-TIME JOBS & ON-CAMPUS INTERVIEWS

To be considered for an on-campus interview, apply for the positions below by Tuesday, Sept. 15th. Interviews will be held in the Career Center on October 1s

Specific majors are preferred per role, but all …

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Connect with Comcast Ahead of Summer 2027 Internship Applications

Published on September 4th 2026

Comcast, one of the world’s leading media and technology companies, is just about to launch its Summer 2027 Internships with hands-on learning opportunities in a diverse range of opportunities.

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Skill Building Courses

Financial Accounting Part 1

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Accounting Foundations: Managerial Accounting

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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)

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

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

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Running a Profitable Business: Understanding Financial Ratios

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Jeffrey Zeldman: 20 years of Web Design and Community

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QuickBooks: Advanced Bookkeeping Techniques

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Creative Inspirations: Kit Hinrichs, Graphic Designer

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Alumni Connections

Ron Schantz

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  • Greater Philadelphia
  • SVP, Retail Market Manager - Lehigh Montgomery TD
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Jene Baquet

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  • New York, NY
  • Finance & Strategy Analyst Blackrock
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Katharine Tirimacco

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  • Boston, MA
  • Lead Wholesale Demand Planner Converse
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Stephanie O’Donnell

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  • Greenwich, Connecticut
  • Senior Vice President, Senior Wealth Advisor NorthCoast Asset Management
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Tyler Holland

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  • Spring City, PA
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Steve Alboum

Alumni
  • Salisbury, MD
  • Project Manager Fiserv
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Mark Rupprecht

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  • Syracuse, NY
  • Director CBRE Group, Inc.
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Mariano Penaflorida

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  • New York, NY
  • Strategist Ubiquitous
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Tom Curran

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  • Chelmsford, MA
  • Private Wealth Manager Ameriprise Financial
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Parker Durand

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  • Littleton, CO
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Mark Handley

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  • Virginia Beach, VA
  • Senior Vice President, Federal Programs Aecom Technology Corporation
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James Hageney

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  • Newtown Square, PA
  • Managing Partner Centurion Group LLC
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