ABOUT WALL STREET PROJECT CENTER

Worcester Polytechnic Institute is the academic leader in incorporating critical thinking and quantitative skills to the educational process. Each year, WPI sends teams of students to Wall Street and London to complete the Major Project (a university degree requirement) with some of the largest financial firms in the world. Past project sponsors include Bank of America, Bayclays, BNP Paribas, Deutsche Bank, J.P. Morgan, Morgan Stanley, and Royal Bank of Scotland.Read More..

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• Arthur Gerstenfeld
• Department: School of Business
• Office: Washburn Shops, 212
• Phone: +1 508-831-5720
• Email: ag@wpi.edu

• Jon P. Abraham
• Department: Mathematical Sciences
• Office: Stratton Hall, 105D
• Phone: +1 508-831-6123
• Email: jabraham@wpi.edu

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• "It is just like having an internship at any of these banks, where you experience the real feeling of what it is like to work there. In my project, I felt like I was a consultant for this bank and in my job I got to interact with different employees from different departments." -Santiago Lora, BNP PARIBUS, London, 2010
• "Working on a trading floor gives me an opportunity to closely observe how my colleagues deal with their daily business, such as risk analysis and hedging, so the highly-profitable trades are no longer mystery to me."
  -Boya Wang, Royal Bank of Scotland Project, London, 2010
• "This project was a phenomenal experience to work in the heart of Wall Street. I gained invaluable exposure to the operations of major investment banks while enjoying New York City."
  -Aubrey Scarborough, BNP Paribas Project, New York, 2010
• "The Wall Street Project Center was an amazing MQP experience for me. Not only was I able to learn a lot about the industry while working on the Mortgage-Backed Securities floor of Bank of America, but I was able to meet tons of different people from WPI and Bank of America. It was an awesome networking opportunity." -Emily S. Herries, Bank of America, New York, 2010
• "The WPI Wall Street project center is a great stepping stone for motivated students who are looking to make the transition to a career in the financial services industry, it provides both the student and sponsor with an opportunity to accomplish a real world project while being a part of an unique college experience." -Jason Tondreau, Bank of America Project, New York, 2010