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Author: Meher Walia

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Finding Finance is a podcast that I started so I can educate high schoolers like myself and college students who are interested in pursuing a career in finance. I have interviewed successful professionals in the various subfields of finance with the intent of understanding the vast and diverse field of finance. I hope you enjoy it and find it useful!

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Ravi Anand is the Head of Private Real Estate Credit at Wellington Management. Prior to this, he was the Executive Vice President at Pimco from 2018 to 2024. Wellington Management Company is a private, independent investment management firm with client assets under management totaling over US $1 trillion. Launched in 1971, PIMCO focuses on fixed-income management and manages more than $2.2 trillion in assets, serving institutional investors, high-net-worth individuals, and individual investors.
Bradford Mott is a well-renowned property developer, entrepreneur, and real estate investor with decades of experience. He started his business when he was 22 years old, launching several development companies over the years. He primarily invests in apartment buildings across New York City and Long Island, with over 100 properties, including over 3,000 apartments.
Ms. Kawaljeet Ahuja has been a seasoned 7-Eleven franchisee owner for the past 27 years. She and her stores have won several Retailer Initiative awards for their great performance and for helping the community. At one point, she operated seven 7-Eleven stores and currently has 35 employees. Founded in 1927 in the U.S., 7-Eleven is a multinational convenience store chain with a 30.82 billion dollar market capitalization. There are approximately 13,000 stores in the U.S. and 85,000 worldwide.&n...
David Michaels is the founder & managing member of Physicians Financial. For over 25 years, Physicians Financial, LLC has been the go-to resource for Doctors and Dentists nationwide. Physicians Financial serves medical professionals in all sectors of the healthcare arena, from independent practitioners to the top practicing physicians at the largest hospitals in America.
Rahul Bhargava has been a Systematic Credit Portfolio Manager at Fidelity Investments since 2024. Prior to this, he was a Vice President and Managing Director at Blackstone. He also has work experience at BlackRock and AQR Capital Management. Founded in 1946, Fidelity Investments is a privately held global financial services company, offering a range of services and products. As of 2023, they had $4.9 trillion in assets under management.
Jim Reitzig has been the Executive Vice President at The Renco Group since 2010. Prior to this, he was the Senior Vice President at the Royal Bank of Scotland. Founded in 1975, The Renco Group is a family-owned private holding company that makes long-term investments in companies across a range of industries. He heads the single-family office of Mr. Ira Rennert, founder of the Renco Group.
Sam S. Jain is the founder, former CEO, and chairman of Fareportal which is a conglomerate consisting of CheapOair, OneTravel, Fareportal Media Group, Travelong, Royal Scenic, & Dukes Court Travel Ltd. CheapOair is the 4th largest online travel website in the US/Canada and is the largest private one. It has about 2,500 employees with offices in New York, London, and India. Its sales are close to 3 billion dollars.
DeWayne Chin has been the Managing Director & Head of Asset Management for the Speciality Finance Business at Fortress Investments since 2006. Prior to this, he was on the Residential Mortgage Whole Loan Trading Team & Joint Venture Team from 2004 to 2006. Before his career in finance, Mr. Chin was a lawyer for various companies, such as insurance firms like Liberty Mutual, MagnaCare, and General Health Incorporated. Launched in 1998, Fortress is one of the largest global investment m...
Lewis Hershkowitz is the President and CEO of Big Geyser Inc. which is one the largest independent nonalcoholic beverage distributors in the Northeast and the largest in New York. Founded in 1986 by Mr. Hershkowitz’s late father, it has represented some of the largest brands in the world such as Coca-Cola, Nestle, Campbell’s, Monster, and Hormel. Over the years, Big Geyser has also identified and built brands such as Essentia, Core, Body Armor, Honest Tea, Zico, and Vitamin Water into the beh...
Pawan Singh is a Partner at Bain Capital Private Equity based in their India office. Prior to that, he was a part of the North American Private Equity team based out of New York. Mr. Singh has been at Bain Capital since 2001. Bain Capital is one of the world’s leading private investment firms with approximately $185 billion of assets under management. Bain specializes in private and public equity, fixed income, venture capital, and specialty fund investments across multiple sectors, industrie...
Brian Mooney is a retired options trader on bonds, - also known as trading options on interest rates - working 24 years at Goldman Sachs. Goldman Sachs is one of the largest global investment banks and financial services companies that offers a range of services to corporations, governments, financial institutions, and individuals. He later moved to Merrill Lynch Bank of America - the second largest investment bank in the world - and worked there for 12 years before his recent retirement. Dur...
Hope Lane is a senior at the Wharton School, completing a dual degree in finance and systems engineering. Wharton is the world-renowned business school at the University of Pennsylvania.
Rajinder Singh is the Chief Executive Officer, President, and Chairman of BankUnited Inc. Mr. Singh was one of the founding organizers of BankUnited, prior to which he was managing director and led the financial services practice of WL Ross & Co. BankUnited Inc. is the bank holding company of BankUnited N.A., a national bank headquartered in Miami Lakes, Florida, with banking centers across the state of Florida, New York metropolitan area and Dallas, Texas.
Stephen Witthuhn is the Chief Operating Officer for Finance & Strategy at BlackRock. Mr. Witthuhn has been at BlackRock since 2012, prior to which he was an engagement manager at McKinsey from 2008-2012. BlackRock is an American multinational investment company. They are one of the world’s leading providers of investment, advisory, and risk management solutions.
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Eashan

This is a great initiative Meher! Lovely to see you take the effort to bring distinguished guests on the show and spread information for those considering a career in finance. It was especially great to know that people from various backgrounds opt into the field and build successful careers thereafter. Looking forward to the next one!

Oct 2nd
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