CBA Mentoring Day - 2006
“Building Your Professional Presence”
On Wednesday, March 29, 2006, eight distinguished College of Business Administration alumni from Fordham’s President’s Council became mentors to CBA students. The mentors offered advice about interview skills, the significance of internships, and the importance of being knowledgeable in your field as well as other areas of interest.
List of Mentors
Luis A. Abella |
CBA'64 |
Investment Advisor |
Edward Jones – a top full-service brokerage firm. |
Edward Jones |
David V. Almeida |
CBA'73 |
Senior Vice President |
Bank of New York – a global leader in securities servicing, treasury management, investment management and individual and regional banking services.
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Bank of New York |
Donald V. Almeida |
CBA'73 |
Vice Chairman |
PriceWaterhouseCoopers – the major international accounting and consulting firm.
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PriceWaterhouse Coopers |
Francis J. Conroy |
CBA'79 |
Chief Operating Officer |
Prisma Capital Partners LP – an alternative investment manager specializing in multi-manager portfolios of hedge funds.
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Prisma Capital Partners LP |
Christopher F. Fitzmaurice |
CBA’84 |
Managing Director |
Citigroup – one of the largest financial service companies in the world with operations in consumer, corporate and investment banking and insurance.
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Citigroup Global Markets Holdings |
James J. Houlihan |
CBA'74 |
Partner |
Houlihan-Parnes/iCap Realty Advisors LLC - a national mortgage banking and investment sales company.
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Houlihan-Parnes/iCAP Realty Advisors LLC |
John Longobardi |
CBA'85 |
Director |
LaBranche & Co. – one of the largest specialists in equity securities listed on the NY and American Stock Exchanges.
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LaBranche & Co. |
Edward Morrissey |
CBA’79 |
Managing Partner |
Deloitte & Touche – the top US accounting firm, which assists clients with auditing and management consulting services.
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Deloitte & Touche |
The morning began with a key note address from Mr. Christopher Fitzmaurice (CBA '84). In his talk, Mr. Fitzmaurice stressed the importance of knowledge, persistence, honesty, and enthusiasm as keys to success. Following this address, the CBA freshman spent time with individual mentors in "break out" rooms.
The morning continued with a wrap up by CBA seniors who summarized the discussions of the break out sessions. The session concluded with a question and answer period.
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