Asset Management Practicum

The Kellogg School of Management has established the Asset Management Practicum, an initiative that requires alumni support. Led by the Kellogg School's Finance Department, and supported in part by the Zell Center for Risk Research, this innovation is meeting an important student need to strengthen their analytical abilities while maintaining and enhancing the reputation of Kellogg among leading peer schools.

Asset Management Practicum Overview

The Asset Management Practicum (AMP) is a four quarter sequence of courses designed to provide students with practical investment management experience. The courses combine investment theory with exposure to leading practitioners, and enable students to work in a variety of different roles found in the investment management industry: industry analyst, trader, quantitative analyst and portfolio manager. Today, AMP students are responsible for managing approximately $3 million of Kellogg's endowment.

AMP/IMC Students in Challenges

The Zell Center has provided travel support for teams of students to test their skills and represent Kellogg at other university-sponsored "challenges." In November, 2007 three students  attended the sixth annual “MBA Stock Pitch Challenge” at the Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University. Class of 2009 students Enzo D’Angelo, Nathan Mendes and Mike Tyree won second place. The competition featured 12 three-person teams, all from the nation’s top MBA programs.

Additional Information

For additional information about the Asset Management Practicum and how to apply, please visit the AMP course page. You can read more about the program in the Spring 2007Kellogg World article, "Wall Street Smarts: New asset management initiative brings alumni support, real money to enhance Kellogg School finance strength through experiential learning."