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Scott Severs
Job Title: Principal
Company: Garde Capital
Industry: Financial services
Mentor Since: Fall 2004
Will Mentor: Graduate Students, Early Career MBA
Mentor Type: Albers
Profile
Background
Job Description
Investment management, portfolio analytics, financial planning, retirement plan consulting.
Company Description
Registered Investment Advisor specializing in comprehensive wealth management.
Employment History
Aerospace engineering - Boeing Company Equity Research - Safeco Asset Management Financial Advisor/Senior Portfolio Manager - UBS
Education
University of Notre Dame - BS Aerospace Engineering Seattle University - MBA Finance
Mentoring Objectives & Scope
1) I am pretty much an open book, meaning that I have volunteered my time to work on whatever would be valuable to the students: career development, financial industry, resume building, networking, etc… 2) We often spend some time discussing the financial world and the many aspects of the investment landscape but it is not a requirement. 3) Students also have enjoyed discussions about making the transition from one field to another, i.e. engineering to finance. 4) The only thing I ask is that the students come with an open mind and are very clear about their intentions for the year. At the first meeting, I ask them to bring a list of the 5 things that they would like to get out of the experience as well as a current resume.
When and where do you hold meetings with your students?
A mixture of in-person and virtual. Very flexible on meeting times.