-Participate in the Leadership Academy which includes multiple live coaching sessions where personal and professional goals are set and measured, asynchronous and live webinar training and development to support technical and soft skill practice, industry mentorship to provide industry specific knowledge sharing, and career services to support the journey into real estate.-Uphold The Ferguson CLE foundational values of integrity, commitment, and inclusion to contribute to positive change across the industry as a future leader.

-Investment Banking group (IBG) is designed to provide students from Virginia Tech the opportunity to better position themselves for a career in Investment Banking, Private Equity, and Hedge Funds.-Selected into 12-member training class focusing on in-depth valuation targeting discounted cash flows and comparable analysis

-Receive coaching and online instruction to achieve targeted interview, technical, and professional developmental goals-Learn business fundamentals to compete successfully for internship opportunities-Complete industry-specific training focused on developing technical skills, institutional knowledge, and attention to detail

-Assist in investing $1M on behalf of the Virginia Tech Foundation for the nation’s only student-run commodity trading group diversified in futures-based ETFs and ETNs-Make buy and sell trade recommendations using strong technical and fundamental analysis, regression analysis, and critical thinking skills garnered during targeted training and real-world trading experience

-Developed presentations analyzing past investment performance and providing strategic insights on using different loan terms for upcoming refinances and capital market outlook-Transitioned our Lionstone’s development model to an asset management model for a seamless integration of repositioned assets -Abstracted and aggregated asset loan information, created a promote waterfall, and used CoStar to generate market reports

-Conducted in-depth market research on the business travel management industry, identified promising investment opportunities and presented the resulting proposal to the firm's investment team-Evaluated 20 startup companies through detailed analysis of business plans, financial projections, and pitch presentations-Prepared comprehensive one-pager profiles outlining key details and assessments of potential company prospects

-Developed proficiency in navigating public and private markets at a real estate asset management and lending firm with $6 billion AUM and worked with various commercial real estate products including senior loans, CMBS bonds, mezzanine loans, preferred equity, and JV equity-Reviewed monthly financials and produced Operating Statement Analysis Reports for non-performing CMBS loans across multifamily, office, retail, industrial, and hotel. -Updated cash flow models, produced sensitivity tables, and computed aggregate value of funded loans across two investment funds