At SMU Cox, we take your success personally. From day one through your life as an alum, we help you transform yourself and your career. Count on tailor-made support — from small classes led by top-ranked faculty who take a personal interest in your future, to a hands-on career center and a tight-knit global alumni community that's waiting for you to reach out. We'll open doors to the boardrooms of Dallas, turning this booming city into your testing ground and classroom-at-large. At Cox, you'll earn more than an MSF: You'll build a career path and forge connections that will last a lifetime.
As your world expands through Cox, the CMC goes to work for you. The staff's main purpose is to give you the advice and resources you'll need to pursue and build your ideal career — before, during and after your MSF studies. Take advantage of a range of services, including the Associate Board Mentoring Program. Through the Associate Board, Cox’s executive mentoring program, you’ll gain real-world insights and connections in your area of interest.
The career services seminar has sessions throughout the MSF program, beginning with an orientation to career development in finance. It contains a wide range of activities from resume writing to interview skills to positioning for CFA, CFP and licensing certifications. MSF students, have access to an active board of job postings from investment banks, financial institutions and multinational companies. SMU hosts an annual career fair, held every spring, which brings to campus many employers eager to meet graduating students from all of our programs.
*Denotes post-graduate internships
Every year, Cox MBA and MSF students experience the real world of investment banking and wealth management when they travel with the Career Center for the annual Finance Trek. You’ll have face-to-face meetings with senior managers and Cox alumni at Cantor Fitzgerald/CCRE, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Morton Capital Management and other firms — an invaluable opening to land an internship. Before the trek, you'll research the companies and share your findings with your classmates so you're fully prepared to get the most out of your trip.
We don't just teach business — we're immersed in business. When they’re not educating you in applicable knowledge and skills, your professors are consulting for Fortune 500s, publishing books and research, running their own businesses and serving in government. Small class sizes and a calendar full of events where you can mingle informally mean you’ll be able to build one-on-one relationships with the academics and professionals who are invested in your future.
Associate Professor of Finance
Amar Gande is an award-winning researcher in the areas of corporate and international finance, and finance institutions. He teaches managerial finance to MSF students, bringing both his research and real-world experience to bear — before earning his PdD from NYU Stern, Amar worked in Citibank in the areas of corporate banking and international trade finance, primarily in India.
Professor of Finance
Michel Vetsuypens uses case analyses and other practical tools to help you apply theoretical financial concepts to real business situations. In his research, which appears in leading academic financial journals, he explores leveraged buyouts, executive compensation, initial public offerings, venture capital financing and liquidity issues. Dr. Vetsuypens has won several awards for outstanding teaching and service.
Professor of Finance
A finance expert and award-winning teacher, William Maxwell has created a unique specialization at Cox: alternative asset management. An accomplished researcher, he's written two books, been published in numerous journals and had his work noted in major media outlets. William also holds the Mary Jo Vaughn Rauscher Chair in Financial Investments at Cox, and directs the school's Don Jackson Center for Financial Studies and EnCap Investments & LCM Group Alternative Asset Management Center.
You can't learn leadership from a textbook — you need firsthand experience. That’s why the Cox Business Leadership Center develops your leadership abilities through a variety of programming that will broaden your horizons and hone your skills. The BLC offers you a chance to engage your studies in real-world application and readies you for the road ahead.
Cox's Business Leadership Center seminars brings leadership lessons to life with fresh insights from industry heavy-hitters. You can attend an average of four weekly BLC seminars, each developed and led by pros from such companies as Accenture, Dell Services, Walt Disney Company, Texas Instruments and Xerox. From personal branding to conflict management, these practical, hands-on seminars connect the classroom and the boardroom. BLC seminars appear on your Cox MSM transcript — where potential employers can see the extra miles you’ve covered.