Student Managed Investment Fund
Spring 2020 Students
Francesca Arrigoni is a first-generation American and the first member of her family to attend college.
Arrigoni supported herself through school. Arrigoni is a member of the USF American
Marketing Association and the USF Corporate Mentor Program. Fluent in Italian and
Spanish, Arrigoni hopes to be involved with helping corporations with international
business affairs. In her efforts to achieve this goal, she has spent the last few
summers interning overseas, first in Florence, Italy and then this past summer at
the U.S. Embassy in Bern, Switzerland. A highlight of her work there was a meeting
she had with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Her dedication to the investment field
has led her to pursue the internationally recognized CFA charter. E-mail: francesca8@mail.usf.edu
Timothy Davis is a first-generation American, born and raised in the Tampa Bay area. Introduced
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. He plans to further challenge and develop his research and fundamental
analytical skills. Davis aspires to enter the field of private equity and is pursuing
CFA designation. E-mail: tdavis20@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. Ebberhart
spent a summer as an operations associate with Anchor Wealth Management and this last
summer as a wealth management summer analyst with the JPMorgan 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 USF and a first-generation college student who holds a USF grade-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
Macey Graham is a first-generation college student pursuing a degree in finance. Growing up on
a farm, she learned an effective work ethic and the importance of perseverance. At
USF, she has developed a keen interest for finance, specifically in the investments
side. She hopes to take the knowledge she gains through the Student Managed Investment
Fund/Applied Securities Analysis program and use it in her future career in investment
banking or private equity in the Tampa Bay area. E-mail: graham18@mail.usf.edu
Gregory Klug will graduate in May with a degree in finance with a concentration in asset management.
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 JPMorgan 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 USF Career
Services and continued as a data and economics intern last semester. In 2017, he launched
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 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, Florida, majoring in finance and personal financial
planning with a concentration in asset management. He is a member of the USF Honors
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
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. 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. Steck is also part of the USF club
golf team and is an adventure trip leader for USF Outdoor Recreation. Steck 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. He 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