BASIS students visited banks and other financial firms in Charlotte, North Carolina, this spring. Nick D’Angelo (FIN ’00, MGT ’00), Wells Fargo’s chief operating officer of wholesale market, counterparty, and liquidity risk, speaks to students on the bank’s trading floor. BASIS (Bond And Securities Investing by Students) is a student-managed bond fund that invests $5 million of the Virginia Tech endowment. It provides a learning experience for its members while generating competitive returns for the Virginia Tech Foundation.

BASIS students visited investment firm TSW in Richmond last November. They met TSW representatives, including credit analyst Greg Cole (FIN ’11, ECON ’11), and also visited Capital One offices during the same trip, led by BASIS faculty advisor George Morgan. BASIS (Bond And Securities Investing by Students) is a student-managed bond fund that invests $5 million of the Virginia Tech endowment. It provides a learning experience for its members while generating competitive returns for the Virginia Tech Foundation. From left: Trevor Luong, Katie Kullman, Quillin Gaffey, Sara Valtonen, Peter Wilson, Olivia Hsu, Mike Orcutt, Debbie Cadenas. Photo by George Morgan
BASIS students visited investment firm TSW in Richmond last November. They met TSW representatives, including credit analyst Greg Cole (FIN ’11, ECON ’11), and also visited Capital One offices during the same trip, led by BASIS faculty advisor George Morgan. BASIS (Bond And Securities Investing by Students) is a student-managed bond fund that invests $5 million of the Virginia Tech endowment. It provides a learning experience for its members while generating competitive returns for the Virginia Tech Foundation. From left: Trevor Luong, Katie Kullman, Quillin Gaffey, Sara Valtonen, Peter Wilson, Olivia Hsu, Mike Orcutt, Debbie Cadenas. Photo by George Morgan