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by Ken Mackell II | Sep 25, 2020
Investment banking is a pretty bespoke apprenticeship business. This means a lot of opportunities at winning deals are predicated on personal networks which tend to be fairly homogenous. White managers need to be conscious of the environments they’re fostering so...
by Ken Mackell II | Sep 25, 2020
I am an olympian with both undergraduate and graduate level Ivy League degrees and my drive and competency is questioned more than my white girlfriends who have half as much investment experience, no Ivy League degrees and no MBA. I considered getting the CFA as...
by Ken Mackell II | Sep 25, 2020
My experience has been less about racial discrimination and more about “fit”—or lack there of. In industries like PE, VC, banking, or consulting, networking and social affiliations can make or break you. I often struggle to socially connect with the culture, which is...
by Ken Mackell II | Sep 25, 2020
Becoming an Investment Banker; considering that I started as a Roughneck on an oil rig, I always thought that reaching this level of success in my career was going to put me at a different level in people’s minds, only to find out I am still being perceived as...
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