Chip Bierbaum
MBA Candidate at Owen School Vanderbilt University
United States
Current
• MBA Candidate at Owen School Vanderbilt University
Education
• Trinity College-Hartford
Connections
  • None
Recommendations
  • None
Industry
  • Financial Services
 

Chip Bierbaum 's Summary

Summary:

Currently an MBA candidate at the prestigious Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, Chip Bierbaum is a high-achieving student with an impressive list of professional accomplishments to his name. Prior to entering Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Management, Chip Bierbaum achieved a Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) score of 710, which enabled him to receive both the Owen Merit Scholarship and the John and Edna B. Morris Scholarship. With his concentration in Finance, it comes as no surprise that Chip Bierbaum is a member of the Owen School’s Finance club. Drawing upon his previous experiences, Chip Bierbaum is also a member of the Real Estate club and the Max Adler Student Investment Fund. Chip Bierbaum previously worked as a Real Estate Leasing Associate, a Trading Assistant in an Operations Management Training/Rotational Program, a Junior Trader/Analyst, and Senior Associate in Proprietary Credit Trading at various firms along the East Coast. During the course of his professional development, Chip Bierbaum leased newly developed residential and commercial units, reconciled trade breaks for an institutional equity desk and retail account, performed top down analysis on volatility and correlation trends across North American markets, and executed in-depth credit analysis relating to special situations, such as leveraged buy-outs (LBOs) and restructuring. Recently, Chip Bierbaum and three fellow students from Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Management competed in the annual Rolanette and Berdon Lawrence Finance Case Competition hosted by The Freeman School of Business at Tulane University. Chip Bierbaum and his teammates presented 2 valuation models and a 25-slide PowerPoint presentation on a case study, taking second place in the competition behind the team from Rice University.

Specialties:

Education Finance

 

Chip Bierbaum 's Experience

Currently:
MBA Candidate at Owen School Vanderbilt University
(Financial Services)
August 2008 - Present (3 years 9 months)
Candidate for MBA degree. Recently participated in a finance competition against 8 other MBA programs. Finished 2nd. A four-man team of MBA students from the Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management finished second in the Rolanette and Berdon Lawrence Finance Case Competition held on April 17, 2009. The Freeman School of Business at Tulane University hosted the event. Each year since 1997, graduate students from some of the top MBA programs have met to showcase their skills in finance, case analysis, and presentation. Owen students took home the first-place prize in 1997, 2006, and 2008. The Owen team of Chip Bierbaum, Lucas Hohnstein, Nolan Pittman, and Matt Hancock constructed two valuation models and prepared a 25-slide PowerPoint presentation. They received a trophy and an invitation for Owen students to return to the competition next year.
 

Chip Bierbaum 's Education

Trinity College-Hartford (BA, Art History, 1999 - 2003)
 

Chip Bierbaum 's Additional Information

Interests:

 gourmet cooking, tennis, art

Groups and Associations:

 Society of Chartered Financial Analysts, Athena Society of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (2006-2007)

Honors and Awards:

 CFA recipient. Received merit scholarship of 90% of tuition. GMAT score 710. Winner of the Owen School gourmet award for best Chili Recipe.
 

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