Summer 2026 Interns
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MACIE CARLOS
What attracted you to intern with the WIO?
My alternative investments course sparked my interest in hedge funds, private equity, and other alternatives, which introduced me to the WIO. Interning here combines my interest in finance with a commitment to social impact and giving back to the Wesleyan community that has meaningfully shaped my life.
What are you most looking forward to/ hoping to learn?
I'm most excited to learn from the WIO team and gain insight into a finance career. I'm eager to understand how investment decision-making differs when the goal is expanding academic access rather than maximizing profit, and to build fundamental investment management skills I'll carry throughout my career.
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EDWIN CHEAH
What attracted you to intern with the WIO?
The WIO internship appealed to me as a chance to learn about investment management and the buy-side, a field I’ve been curious about for some time. I’m excited to contribute to a mission I care about — expanding access to education through the endowment that made my own college experience possible!
What are you most looking forward to/ hoping to learn?
I look forward to developing technical skills and a stronger understanding of financial markets to form my own opinions and investment theses. I’m also very curious to learn more about what workflows look like for investment funds, particularly in portfolio asset allocation and manager selection.
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SAM WHEELER
What attracted you to intern with the WIO?
My grandfather introduced me to the stock market when I was in middle school, sparking my interest in finance and money management. After taking a finance course this past summer, the WIO feels like a natural next step, giving me a chance to explore asset classes, risk management, and investing while contributing to the future of a place I genuinely care about.
What are you most looking forward to/ hoping to learn?
I am looking forward to working with a great team and learning the intricacies of my school’s endowment. I am excited to see how investment managers are picked, and the dynamic of those relationships. As a STEM major who thinks analytically, I am hoping to dig into the quantitative side of asset allocation and understand how data drives the WIO’s decision-making.
Past Interns
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RAYA GOULDING
2025 Summer Intern
What attracted you to intern at the WIO?
The course “Demystifying Finance” taught by Anne Martin, Wesleyan’s Chief Investment Officer, first introduced me to the basics of finance and investing. The course sparked my interest, and I wanted to build upon my understanding of investment management. The WIO internship presented a unique opportunity to delve deeper while working to support future generations of Wesleyan students.
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BENAS BABENSKAS
2024 Summer Intern
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SOPHIA CHEN
2024 Summer Intern
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NIMAI KINI
2024 Summer Intern
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FATOUMATA GAYE
2023 Summer Intern
What attracted you to intern at the WIO?
I was looking for opportunities that would provide me a window into investing and asset management and really liked the carefully designed experience that the WIO provides. I was drawn to the office because of its team and even while I was recruiting, I could tell everyone would be invested in training and mentoring me which is incredibly valuable. -
ZEYAD SHARIFF
2023 Summer Intern
What attracted you to intern at the Wesleyan Investments Office?
I was attracted to the WIO for two reasons. First, institutional money is in many ways the lifeblood of the public and private capital markets. Working for the WIO presents the unique opportunity to sit on the LP's side of the table and understand how, why, and under what conditions capital is committed to private equity managers, hedge funds, VC funds, and a range of other alternative asset classes. It's a perspective that students and early-career finance professionals rarely have the chance to explore, and I'm excited that working at WIO will give me that opportunity. Secondly, I think working with the Investments Office is particularly meaningful as a Wesleyan student, because of how tangible and relevant its contributions are. Being an investor is interesting in its own right, but working for a single "client" – the University you attend – is a particularly rewarding experience.
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LUCAS PIRNER
2023 Summer Intern
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NATCHANOK "PIM" WANDEE
2021 Summer Intern
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BOB LIU
2021 Summer Intern
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HUDSON DORE
2021 Summer Intern
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KATIE TYNER
2017 Summer Intern
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TING GAO
2016 Summer Intern
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KYLE GIBSON
2014 Summer Intern
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SAMUEL USDAN
2013 Summer Intern
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ROSS PETCHLER
2011 Intern