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Fall 2019 Students

Samuel Camilo, a senior majoring in finance with a concentration in asset management, was born in the Bronx, New York. Originally a transfer student, Camilo served as the finance chair for the Brain Computer Interface Club and the fundraising chair for the Dominican American Student Association. He is currently a Muma College of Business senator for ¹ú²ú¶ÌÊÓƵand served on the finance, grants and ethics committees. He is also on the Activity and Service Recommendation Committee at ¹ú²ú¶ÌÊÓƵwhich is in charge of allocating $17 million to various departments on campus. His goal is to become a successful financial investor and through the ASA he hopes to expand his knowledge in security analysis via real world applications. He looks forward to the opportunities to network with business professionals in his field to jumpstart his career.  E-mail:  scamilo@mail.usf.edu

Timothy Davis is a first-generation American, born and raised in the Tampa Bay area. Exposed at a young age to market movements through his father’s real estate investments after the 2008 recession, Davis has developed a passion for studying financial markets and investment instruments and is an avid speculator. He is pursuing a finance major and has a background in applied statistics, upper-level mathematics and information technology. He currently works at Morgan Stanley as a wealth management intern analyzing client portfolios, performing market research and assisting in the development of portfolio management models. In joining the ASA program, he plans to further challenge and develop his research and fundamental analytical skills. Davis aspires to enter the field of private equity and is currently pursuing his CFA designation. He is a member of the Student Investment Club and hopes to become a community leader to serve as a role model and positively impact those around him.  E-mail:  tdavis20@mail.usf.edu

Nick Dawson, a senior finance major, was born in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and joined the Army at 17.  His service showed him the world and exposed him to many different cultures. The army is also where he developed his interest in finance, particularly the stock market.  Dawson’s goal is to sharpen his analytical skills in the ASA program and bring above-market returns to the Student Managed Investment Fund. He feels that participation in the program will develop the skills necessary to become an equities analyst in the Tampa Bay area. Dawson desires to meet finance professionals and play a role in the financial system that supports the growth of local businesses. E-mail:  dawson@mail.usf.edu

Jonathan Ebberhart is pursuing a degree in finance, concentrating in asset management, accompanied by minors in political science and economics. He grew up playing football and applied the characteristics that underpinned athletic success to his academic pursuits. Prior to joining the ASA program, Ebberhart spent a summer as an operations associate with Anchor Wealth Management and this last summer as a wealth management summer analyst with the J.P. Morgan Private Bank. He sees himself immersed in a successful career in corporate finance before starting his own private equity firm. Ebberhart is passionate about spreading financial literacy to rid communities of cyclical poverty. After graduation in May 2020, he plans to pursue his CFA designation. E-mail:  jonathanebbe@mail.usf.edu

Cristiano Fernandes Filho is a finance major with an economics minor currently pursuing a CFA designation. Originally from São Paulo, Brazil, Fernandes is the president of the Brazilian Student Association at ¹ú²ú¶ÌÊÓƵand a first-generation college student who holds a ¹ú²ú¶ÌÊÓƵgrade-point average of 3.97. He previously served as a finance and economics tutor, helping students to succeed in five different courses offered at USF. After spending a summer in a financial planning and analysis internship with Citi, Fernandes joined the ASA program to gain experience with equities. After graduation he plans to pursue a career in investment banking. E-mail:  cristianof@mail.usf.edu

Martha Herrera Quintero, born and raised in Colombia, from a young age began learning the basics of investing from her father and so she began to study and graduated with a degree in business administration with a concentration in capital markets. Now, she’s pursuing her second degree in in finance with a concentration in asset management at USF. She interned in The Walt Disney Company in the area of customer service before taking an analyst position in her derivatives class’ final project, which helped exporting entrepreneurs create hedge strategies with derivatives. Currently, she’s a first-generation college student within USF's Corporate Mentor Program. With ASA course, she expects to experience firsthand the pressure and fast environment of being in an analyst. Herrera Quintero hopes to enter the field of investment banking creating opportunities for companies just entering the equity world. She also plans to pursue a CFA designation. E-mail: marthaherrer@mail.usf.edu

Gregory Klug is set to graduate in May 2020, majoring in finance with a concentration in asset management. As a Tampa native, he hopes to stay in the Tampa Bay area and start his career in asset management, investment banking or investment research. Klug interned this summer at J.P. Morgan Chase as an analyst in the Corporate Analyst Development Program and has previously interned at Foresters Financial. Earlier this year, he served as an employer host with ¹ú²ú¶ÌÊÓƵCareer Services and continued as a data and economics intern last semester. In 2017, he started his own business, Carstats4u.com, a website that provides car enthusiasts with statistics on more than 200 vehicles. Klug credits his leadership abilities to coaching soccer at Carrollwood Day School, where he coached the men’s junior varsity squad. He is excited to gain further experience in security analysis and investment valuation through the ASA program. Most importantly, he hopes to apply techniques and concepts learned in the ASA program to real world assets and scenarios. E-mail: gklug@mail.usf.edu

Dylan MacFarquhar is a senior from Palm Beach Gardens majoring in finance and personal financial planning with a concentration in asset management.  He is a member of the ¹ú²ú¶ÌÊÓƵHonors College, Business Honors Program, and a founding father of the Phi Chi Theta Business Fraternity at USF.  This past summer, he interned with PNC in its Asset Management Group, and has also held an investment banking internship with Crosstree Capital Partners. He also participated in wealth management internships at UBS and Raymond James. E-mail: dmacfarquhar@mail.usf.edu

Igor Bampa Schattan was born in Brazil and is a finance major with a concentration in asset management. He came to the United States five years ago for a high school education. Having played high-level tennis since an early age, he has developed a competitive nature in everything he does. He also learned how to be a team player and to support people around him. Bampa Schattan is the president for the Student Finance Association at ¹ú²ú¶ÌÊÓƵand interned at Franklin Templeton this summer. As a senior, he now is interning at Morgan Stanley in the Wealth Management Division, something he would like to do long-term. He is looking forward to getting as much hands-on experience in ASA as possible in order to be competitive in the job market and fulfill his goal of working in investment banking or private wealth management. Through this program, he hopes to learn how to make smart investment decisions, receive constructive criticism in order to best improve his skills and network as much as possible with successful investors. E-mail: schattan@mail.usf.edu

Samuel Steck was born in St. Louis and has been in Tampa for the past 18 years. He is an Honors College student, double majoring in finance and accounting, and plans to acquire a minor in entrepreneurship. For the 2019-20 school year, Steck is a merger and acquisition investment banking intern at Crosstree Capital Partners in Tampa. He has been an active member of the university’s Student Investment Club since his freshman year and currently holds the position of executive chairman. Steck is also part of the ¹ú²ú¶ÌÊÓƵclub golf team and is an adventure trip leader for ¹ú²ú¶ÌÊÓƵOutdoor Recreation. Through the ASA program, he hopes to improve his financial modeling abilities and become better versed in financial analysis, allowing him to more effectively value equities and operate more comfortably in the financial services space. After graduation, Steck plans to pursue a career in investment banking and hopes to move to New York City to establish a career. E-mail:  ssteck@mail.usf.edu