Stifel is excited to announce we will be hosting our Public Finance Bridge Program sessions in Chicago, IL/ Philadelphia, PA and San Francisco, CA/ Denver, CO during April 2024.

Program Details

Stifel’s Public Finance Bridge Program is a selective two-day career exploration and professional development seminar where motivated undergraduate sophomores will gain insight into how Public Finance sits at the intersection of fixed income investment banking and public policy. Selected attendees will participate in both lecture style and interactive programming, as well as networking activities with Stifel bankers. These activities will enable attendees to gain an inside look at the public finance industry overall, as well as what a career at Stifel Public Finance could look like for you.

By the end of the program, participants will have a deeper understanding of the integral role that Public Finance plays in our everyday lives, and how Stifel's Public Finance business in particular serves as an industry wide leader. Selected participants will be given priority consideration for our 2025 Public Finance Summer Internship program. There will be two in-person sessions of this program held during April 2024: one in Chicago/Philadelphia on April 11-12, and one in San Francisco/Denver on April 25-26. Exact location to be communicated closer to the start of the program.

Stifel is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to cultivating an inclusive and multicultural workplace. The Public Finance Bridge Program encourages those who will bring a diverse perspective to our organization to apply; including students who identify as Black, Hispanic, Native American, Female, Veteran, LGBTQ+, having a disability or being from any other underrepresented or multi-cultural group, as well as those that belong to different extracurricular groups, socioeconomic backgrounds, geographic locations, first-generation student status, etc.

Qualifications

• Pursuing an undergraduate degree with an anticipated graduation date between December 2025 - May 2026
• Minimum GPA of 3.3 or above
• Resume must include expected graduation month/year and GPA
• Resume must be submitted in PDF format. Word documents will not be accepted
• Demonstrated interest in both finance and public policy
• Interested in pursuing a career in banking
• Demonstrated track record of achievement in academics and extracurricular activities
• Driven, proactive, and team-oriented
• Exceptional problem solving, analytic, and Microsoft Office skills
• Authorization to work in the U.S.

To Apply:

• Interested candidates should submit one PDF with a resume and a statement of interest to both the Handshake posting and here for only one of the event locations
  • Statements of interest should be no longer than 500 words and should cover why the candidate is interested in public finance, what they hope to gain from the program, and why they believe diversity is important in both finance and public policy. In addition, listing the location preference they are interested in attending.
• Candidates are strongly encouraged to apply to the one location that is geographically convenient. Applicants who apply to both will only be considered for the location in closer proximity to their college or university
• This is an in-person program. Candidates must be able to travel to the location that they are applying for during the event dates: Chicago or Philadelphia, April 11-12, and San Francisco or Denver, April 25-26. Program locations will be finalized and communicated prior to the offer process. Please note that Stifel will assume travel costs for attendees
• The application deadline is Friday, February 16, 2024

Stifel is a more than 130 years old and still thinking like a start-up. We are a global wealth management and investment banking firm serious about innovation and fresh ideas. Built on a simple premise of safeguarding our clients’ money as if it were our own, coined by our namesake, Herman Stifel, our success – and 26 years of continual growth – is intimately tied to our commitment to helping families, companies, and municipalities find their own success.

While our headquarters is in St. Louis, we have offices in New York, San Francisco, Baltimore, London, Frankfurt, Toronto, and more than 400 other locations. Stifel is home to approximately 9,000 individuals who are currently building their careers as financial advisors, research analysts, project managers, marketing specialists, developers, bankers, operations associates, among hundreds more. Let’s talk about how you can find your place here at Stifel, where success meets success.