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A Journey from Political Science to the World of Finance: Meet Ryan Scott

Journey to Jupiter: Discover the Life You'll Create

Release Date: 04/13/2022

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Ryan Scott earned his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Notre Dame in 2005 with a major in political science and completed his Masters of Business Administration with a concentration in finance and macro economics at Columbia University in 2014 all the while working full-time at Morgan Stanley. During his time at Columbia Business School, he focused on the nexus between economics and international relations.

 

Ryan has over a decade of experience in the financial sector with roles ranging across asset classes and all parts of the capital structure.  He’s learned to develop scaled and bespoke insight to asset managers, endowments, family offices, and company investor relations teams and currently focuses on advising liability driven investors on how to mitigate investment risks in their portfolios via de-risking their portfolio exposure.

 

Ryan has also provided subject matter expertise in equities, credit, EM, municipals and interest rate individual securities. He looks forward to helping his future stakeholders learn to more effectively incorporate ETFs and indexed-based strategies into their respective investment and risk management processes.

 

In this episode, he shares:

  • How he used his political science degree to land a job with a top consulting firm

 

  • The difference between private vs. public sector jobs in government

 

  • His experience learning the importance of job fit and why it’s important to be honest about gaps in your skillsets sooner than later

 

  • What inspired him to transition from consulting to the world of finance

 

  • How he prepared for his job on Wall Street despite not having a background in business

 

  • The many areas of finance in which one can work

 

  • The benefits a liberal arts degree offers to anyone interested in the business world

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