Offered by Andy A.

Joined September 2026

Non-Target → J.P. Morgan M&A | Helping Non-Targets Break Into IB

I currently work in lower-middle-market private equity after spending ~3.5 years in J.P. Morgan's M&A group in New York and beginning my career at Citi. My path into finance was far from traditional. I attended Baruch College / CUNY, was the first person in my family to break into high finance, and did not have the traditional Wall Street recruiting pipeline. I worked throughout college, stacked classes so I could intern during the school year, and gradually built experience across several finance roles before ultimately making the jump from Citi to J.P. Morgan M&A and then into private equity. I've had interviews go well. I've had processes go nowhere. I've sent plenty of networking emails. I've made mistakes. And I eventually made it into roles that honestly felt pretty far away when I was first starting at Baruch. That's the perspective I bring to coaching. I'm particularly interested in working with students from non-target schools and people who feel like they're trying to figure this out without the same network or resources as everyone else. I know how frustrating that can be. I'm not here to sell shortcuts or guarantee interviews. What I can do is be an open book about my own experience, tell you candidly where I think you're spending your time well or poorly, help you sharpen your story and resume, and give you practical feedback on how I would approach the process if I were in your shoes. If you're serious about breaking into the industry and willing to put the work in, I'm happy to help make the path a little clearer!