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We put the power of successful TCU alumni in the finance field to work for you. Our Transaction and Investment Professionals (TIP) Board will guide you through résumé writing, interview preparation, internship and career opportunities, and career planning.

Since the founding of the Transaction and Investment Professionals Board in 2014, the average annual student placement has tripled.

Mission

To promote the competitiveness and placement of TCU students and alumni among the highest ranks of the transaction and related industries including investment banking, equity research, private equity and hedge funds.

Vision

To build a successful and sustainable organization through the development and mentorship of students, giving them the resources and support to develop into confident and inspiring professionals.

98%
Placement Rate
Competitive Finance Internships since 2014
166
Students Placed
Full-time Finance Positions since 2014 

Location by Industry pie chart

Placement by Location pie chart

127
Students Placed
Bulge Bracket or Elite Advisory Boutique Summer Analyst Programs since 2014

Placement by company bar graph

A Hub for Career Opportunities

From major finance companies to elite business schools, TIP Board alumni gain access to industry and educational leaders, including:

  • Cinctive
  • Cotton Creek Capital
  • Chicago Booth School of Business, University of Chicago
  • Crestline Investors
  • EIV Capital
  • GCM Grosvenor
  • Haas School of Business, University of California Berkeley
  • Hicks Equity Partners
  • Insight Equity
  • Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern
  • Koch Industries
  • Lantern Asset Management 
  • Liberty Hall Capital Partners
  • Linden Capital Partners
  • LongWater Opportunities

  • Luther King Capital Management 
  • Marshall School of Business, USC
  • McCombs School of Business, University of Texas
  • Nike
  • NGP Energy Capital
  • Pearl Energy Investments
  • Pharos Capital Group
  • Pritzker Private Capital
  • Q Investments
  • Sante Ventures
  • The Sterling Group
  • Vista Equity Partners
  • Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania
  • Yum! Brands
  • Zillow

Michael Edgcomb Michael Edgecomb
Chairperson
Citi
Chicago
Jose Barron Jose Barron
Goldman Sachs
Dallas
Carty-Jake-sqlg.jpg Jake Carty
Citi
Houston
Jacob Choulet Jacob Choulet
Zillow
Phoenix
James Griffin James Griffin
Aurora Capital
Los Angeles
Morris Herman Morris Herman
Goldman Sachs
Dallas
Madison Stottle Madison Stottle
Pizza Hut
Dallas
Griffin Whiting Griffin Whiting
J.P. Morgan
San Francisco

Ed Bayouth Sarah Cullen Jonathan Dick
Ed Bayouth
Greenhill
Houston		 Sarah Cullen
BofA Securities
New York		 Jonathan Dick
Jefferies
Houston
Josie Fuhrman Sarah Goldberg Erin Heffernan
Josie Fuhrman
Citi
Houston		 Sarah Goldberg
Baird
Milwaukee		 Erin Heffernan
William Blair
San Francisco
TCU horned frog Drew Homa Charlie Hunt
Lauren Henrichsen
Scotiabank
Houston		 Drew Homa
Lincoln International
Chicago		 Charlie Hunt
Evercore
New York
Lucas Jacob Sabrina Kingsbury Jake Lansford
Lucas Jacob
Stephens
Dallas		 Sabrina Kingsbury
BofA Securities
Chicago		 Jake Lansford
Houlihan Lokey
Dallas
Conner Lovely Dominic Micheli Kelli Pederson
Conner Lovely
Vista Equity Partners
Austin		 Dominic Micheli
Goldman Sachs
Dallas		 Kelli Pederson
Goldman Sachs
New York
Ryal Reddick Sam Schaefer Joyce Shen
Ryal Reddick
Truist Securities
Houston		 Sam Schaefer
BofA Securities
Houston		 Joyce Shen
BofA Securities
Chicago
Paige Shiring Dalton Standish Lalita Sundarrajan
Paige Shiring
Credit Suisse
New York		 Dalton Standish
Goldman Sachs
Dallas		 Lalita Sundarrajan
JP Morgan
New York
Brooks Thomas Ben Warren Teal Weaver
Brooks Thomas
Houlihan Lokey
Dallas		 Ben Warren
BofA Securities
New York		 Teal Weaver
Prizeout
New York
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Apply

The Transaction and Investment Professionals (TIP) Board offers mentoring for select TCU finance majors. Mentors have high expectations of all students accepted. Ensure you meet the following requirements.
 

How to Apply

  • A résumé must be submitted with the application.
  • Applicants selected for interviews will be notified. 

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TIP Board Info Session Dates/Locations:

9/29/2022 4:00-5:00 p.m. NEEL 3115
10/19/2022 4:30-5:30 p.m. NEEL 3115

Dress: Business Casual

Selection Timeline

  • Application deadline: October 23, 2022 at 11:59 p.m. CST.
  • Program interviews and selections will take place prior to the end of the semester.
  • Selection will be contingent on maintaining a competitive GPA after fall semester grades are posted.

  • 3.5 cumulative GPA by the end of sophomore fall semester is required for consideration (but does not guarantee admittance).
  • In good standing with TCU and the Neeley School of Business when applying and through graduation.

  • Act in good faith to the objectives of the mentors.
  • Commit to regular dialogue with mentors.
  • Respond within 24 hours of initial mentor communication.
  • Schedule monthly status update calls with junior and senior mentors.
  • Commit to the preparation needed to obtain an upper-level finance internship.
  • Commit to join the board after graduation if invited.
  • The mentors may remove a participant at any time if not meeting expectations.