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With over 250 women signed up to participate, WAVE is thrilled to announce we have one of the largest women's golf outings in finance! We look forward to seeing you all there next week on July 25 and hope those of you still interested in attending can register soon. Thank you to this year's Golf Outing Sponsors! Platinum Level - Clinic: ArcLight Capital Partners Platinum Level - Breakfast, Blood Mary's, and Mimosas: Alliant Insurance Services  Platinum Level - Lunch, Holes 1 & 2: Kirkland & Ellis Platinum Level - Beverage Station: Upwork Gold Level - Photography: K&L Gates Gold Level - Bag Sponsor: Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC Gold Level - First/Second/Third Place Teams: Adams Street Partners Gold Level - Transportation: E78 Partners Silver Level - Most Honest Team: Wind Point Partners Silver Level - Closest to the Pin, Holes 8 & 17: Pritzker Private Capital Silver Level - Longest Drive, Holes 1 & 10: Piper Sandler Silver Level: 50 South Capital Silver Level - Rental Clubs: Mesirow Capital Markets & Investment Banking Silver Level: Kinzie Capital Partners LP Hole Sponsor: CXO Executive Solutions, LLC Hole Sponsor: Kirkland & Ellis Hole Sponsor: Weaver Hole Sponsor: The Vistria Group #WAVE #GolfOuting #PrivateEquity #VentureCapital #WomenInvestors #WomenInFinance

🚨 It’s your last chance to register! 🚨   WAVE’s 9th Annual Midwest Golf Outing is just days away and we are reopening registration for the 9-hole scramble and both golf clinics for a LIMITED TIME ONLY. Registration will close tomorrow, July 18, 2024, at 5 PM ET.   Don't miss your final chance to sign up for this fun day of golfing and networking with your peers! The event includes breakfast, lunch, a golf clinic or 9-hole scramble, and an award ceremony. No prior golf experience is required.   📆 Thursday, July 25, at 8:30 am – 2:00 pm CT 📍 Harborside International Golf Center - Chicago   Don’t miss the deadline! Secure your spot now: https://lnkd.in/gtHNkgKr   #WAVE #WomenInvestors #PrivateEquity #VentureCapital

WAVE is excited to share an opportunity with our Career Forum Scholars. The Northern California Intern Collective is a program for summer interns and new hires 1-3 years out of school. ⬇️ About the Northern California Intern Collective ⬇️ The Intern Collective is a series of in-person and virtual seminars with some of the leading investors in Northern California, including CalSTRS, UC Regents, Albourne, Callan, Alameda County, NEPC, and others. We have designed the content specifically for summer interns and new hires 1-3 years out of school.   If we go overcapacity for in-person events, we will take attendees first from host organizations, followed by first come first serve, with the remaining attendees joining virtually.   7/16: Callan, 3 pm-5:30 pm (2 hours of content, 30 min of networking) 🔹Topic: Introduction to Investment Consulting, Performance Reporting, and Operations. Another topic we can incorporate could be how Callan works with a client on asset allocation. 7/24: KKR, 3 pm-5:30 pm PT (2 hours of content, 30 min of networking) 🔹Topic: KKR overview, deep-dive into the four asset classes KKR covers, and career opportunities within asset managers. 🔹Sam Austin, Partner at NEPC, and Betty Tse, CIO of Alameda County, are guest speakers 8/1: Albourne, 3 pm-5:30 pm PT (2 hours of content, 30 min of networking) 🔹Intro/Background on Albourne – John Claisse, CEO 🔹Private Markets Career Discussion, Career growth/progression – Tracy Fong, Head of VC and Crypto VC IDD 🔹Putting together Private Markets Portfolios – Tom Cawkwell, Global Head of PM IDD 🔹Hedge Fund Overview – Andre Do, Portfolio Analyst 8/8 Regents, 2:30 pm-5:00 pm (2 hours of content, 30 min of networking) 🔹Topic: Introduction to Endowment Investing, different stages of investing (VC, Growth, PE), and institutional side of investing For more information and to register: https://lnkd.in/g7DShcCi

We are currently accepting applications to attend the 8th Annual Women in Alternative Investments Career Forum on Friday, October 18, 2024, in New York City! Eligible applicants include women with educational and professional backgrounds ranging from undergraduate through 3 years post graduate school.   The Forum is the industry-leading event for recruiting and sourcing the next generation of women in finance. It provides the opportunity to learn, engage, and network with industry veterans to broaden the pipeline of women entering the alternatives industry.   WAVE expects 600+ attendees, approximately half will be Forum Scholars, and the other half will be industry professionals from organizations within the alternative investment industry (private equity, venture capital, real estate, credit, real assets, hedge funds, and investment banks). The event will include panels, round table discussions, expo booths, and networking opportunities available to all attendees.   Applications are due by 11:59 pm ET on Friday, September 6. Apply now: https://lnkd.in/gBFKFNnQ   #WAVE #PE #VC #CareerForum #CareerFair #CareerDevelopment

Swing into summer with the Women's Association of Venture & Equity at our 9th Annual Golf Outing in Chicago on Thursday, July 25, 2024. ⛳ Join us at the Harborside International Golf Center for breakfast, lunch, your choice of a golf clinic or 9-hole scramble, and an award ceremony. Don't miss out on this great opportunity to expand your network with fellow women in venture capital and private equity and practice your golf skills. No prior golf experience is required! Register now: https://lnkd.in/gFSNDE_b Thank you to our sponsors: Alliant Insurance Services, Kirkland & Ellis, ArcLight Capital Partners, Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC, K&L Gates, Adams Street Partners, Pritzker Private Capital, Wind Point Partners, Mesirow, Piper Sandler, 50 South Capital, Kinzie Capital Partners LP, Blazin' Babes, CXO Executive Solutions, LLC #WAVE #Networking #Golf #WomenInvestors #PrivateEquity #VentureCapital #PE #VC

Join WAVE - Women's Association of Venture & Equity on July 25 for the Ninth Annual Golf Event at Harborside International Golf Center in Chicago. Sponsorship opportunities are available. Contact information for sponsorship can be found at https://lnkd.in/gtHNkgKr Join the 2024 sponsors already confirmed: Alliant Insurance Services; Kirkland & Ellis; K&L Gates; Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC; Wind Point Partners; Pritzker Private Capital; Piper Sandler; 50 South Capital; Mesirow; CXO Executive Solutions, LLC and Blazin' Babes. WAVE is accepting registration for the 9 hole scramble and clinic options. Register at https://lnkd.in/gtHNkgKr #networking #womeninvestors #privateequity #venturecapital

WAVE - Women's Association of Venture & Equity Announces the 2024 Allocator Advisory Committee: “WAVE is pleased to announce the Allocator Advisory Committee, who will assist with the annual #wavecareerforum. The Allocator Advisory Committee represents some of the leading voices in the investment field. WAVE is honored that these outstanding individuals have so graciously offered their time and resources to expand the goals for our largest event: Harisha Koneru Haigh; Travis Haney, CFA, CAIA; Elizabeth Jourdan, CFA; Leslie Lenzo, CFA; Karen Rode and Kirk Sims, CFA. WAVE thanks each of them for their willingness to give back to the community." Chrissie Chen Pariso and Shannon Zoller, Board Members, WAVE #careerdevelopment #privateequity #venturecapital #alternativeinvestments

Attention all female students interested in learning more about alternative investments! WAVE - Women's Association of Venture & Equity is accepting applications to attend the 2024 Career Forum in NYC on October 18, 2024. Eligible students include women at the undergraduate and graduate level, as well as women who graduated in the past 3 years (2022 and after). Apply early! Applications will be accepted until September 6 and notifications will go out on September 20. Apply at: https://lnkd.in/gr_942P5 Thanks to our event sponsors, WAVE is able to provide travel stipends and one night shared accommodation for qualifying, accepted students. Our sponsors include: Ares Management Corporation; Kirkland & Ellis; Sterling Bay; StepStone Group; Trilantic North America; Wind Point Partners; 50 South Capital; Alvarez & Marsal Capital; JMI Equity; Mesirow; Oaktree Capital Management, L.P.; AE Industrial Partners, LP; Backcast Partners Management, LLC; Charlesbank Capital Partners; BellCast Partners; Levine Leichtman Capital Partners, LLC; Pritzker Private Capital; Water Street Healthcare Partners Sponsor opportunities are available. Details available at https://lnkd.in/gUHb5JxY #wavecareerforum #alternativeinvestments #privateequity #venturecapital #womeninvestors

On behalf of all of us at WAVE - Women's Association of Venture & Equity we want to thank every person who made our annual Insight Day last Friday at the University of Miami a great success, where we hosted 40 female scholars from regional universities to learn about a career in private equity and venture capital from some of the industry's leaders. Special thanks to our sponsors, Thoma Bravo, GTCR LLC, Trivest Partners, Kirkland & Ellis, All Raise and Wall Street Prep. We also want to thank our incredible speakers: Colleen Shaw Wachob, mindbodygreen.com; Charmel Maynard, University of Miami; Jennifer Magaña, WLD ENTERPRISES, INC; Jasmine Robinson, Monarch Collective; Kate Romanowicz, Korn Ferry; Pamela Hickory Esterson, Amity Search Partners; Angel Recht, GTCR LLC; Rini Greenfield, Rethink Food; Julia Wittlin, RedBird Capital Partners; and Kimberly N. Marshall. Finally, the event would not be possible without the hard work, countless hours and dedication by WAVE national board member, Pamela Brylski, Esq and fellow WAVE Southeast Steering Committee members, Julia Wittlin, Brigette Lumpkins, CAIA, Isabela S., Sydney Klitzner and Vanessa Gabela. We look forward to engaging with the industry on the amazing programming that we have this year. #careerdevelopment #venturecapital #privateequity #womeninvestors