Also called: Fundraising Associate (Private Equity)
Helps a private equity firm raise money and keeps its investors updated.
You build the pitch deck for a new $1 billion fund, answer a pension's 200-question questionnaire and plan the annual investor meeting.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in finance or communications.
Ways in: 4-year college. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Finance, Communications.
Growing faster than average (about 6% over 10 years). Tracks financial analysts.
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. AI drafts investor letters, DDQs and reports; IR teams need fewer associates to produce materials.
Classes: AP English Language, Speech, Accounting, Computer applications.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-1161.
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