Congratulations to our four OppNet Fellows who were among Macquarie Group's largest ever LEADS cohort! These Fellows spent the summer honing their professional skillsets by working alongside passionate Macquarie mentors on industry research projects and workshops. Thank you to our friends at Macquarie for providing crucial opportunity and support. Read more about the #MacquarieLEADS program below! ⬇
This summer we welcomed our largest ever LEADS cohort with 21 students participating across our Jacksonville, New York and Philadelphia offices, supported by over 20 passionate Macquarie mentors. Participants completed an intensive five week project-based learning experience, underpinned by the program’s strategic aim of supporting young people to reach their educational, career and life goals through professional development, training and mentorship. Since 2008, the Macquarie LEADS program has been supporting young people from historically underrepresented backgrounds and those on track to become the first in their families to complete college in the US. For the first time, this year’s LEADS program adopted a hybrid ‘externship’ model incorporating a daily remote virtual Macquarie informed industry research project curriculum paired with weekly in-person skill building workshops to accommodate more flexibility for participants.