2019 - 2021 FMA Magazine

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
PRESIDENT JIM BREWSTER
A Look at
2019-2020
FMA’s mission remained strong during a dynamic school year.
This group adapted to the pandemic without wavering and
continued to advance the organization. Guided by a strategic
plan set in place by the FMA Advisory Board, our group’s
initiatives this year focused on partnerships, organizational
structure, and practical resources. We began pursuit of these
goals using the most valuable resource that this organization has,
its members and alumni. As a team, we collaborated to achieve
these strategic initiatives and the results that follow in the rest of
this annual.
1. 100% full time job placement for 22 seniors
2. 100% internship placement for 28 juniors
3. Recorded an average starting compensation for the 2020
graduating class of $95,600
4. Introduced Auburn FMA’s first university sponsored course,
Practical Application, which is taught by a Training the Street
representative and covers topics such as financial modeling and
valuation
5. Integrated FMA and the Auburn Student Investment Fund
into one Integrated Financial Leadership Program
6. Pioneered FMA’s first corporate visit trek to Houston with
firms that included Bank of America, Credit Suisse, Evercore,
Goldman Sachs, McKinsey, and Moelis
7. Created a 30-page technical interview guide with over 150
questions and accompanied recording of question walk-throughs
8. Successfully transitioned candidate training program to
virtual format through institution of live video meetings,
recorded lectures and modeling tests
9. Expanded alumni outreach with two events in Atlanta and
Dallas
FMA 2019 – 2020 President, Jim Brewster, joined
FMA as a freshman and graduated with a degree
in Finance and a minor in Economics. Jim led his
HCOB class as the Fall, 2020 Graduation Marshal.
Through the mentorship and resources he found
in FMA, Jim was able to complete five internships
across asset management, private equity, and
investment banking. He will join Evercore full time
in New York City as an M&A analyst.
I recognize that my experience in FMA has been made
possible by upperclassmen and alumni who give back to the
organization. Whether it is through interview prep, career
advice, or alumni involvement, their impact has changed my
experience at Auburn and my career trajectory. I plan to pay
it forward as I graduate and encourage my peers to do the
same. The future for this group is bright, and I know that the
next leadership team is in a great position to advance this
organization.
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