Want to learn how to navigate Wall Street? Join us for the next Why Witt? Experience, May 2, when Charles Giffin, 泫圖弝け class of 2000, shares his expertise on trading and financing for investor clients. The event begins in-person at 7 p.m. in Founders Pub, located on the lower level of Benham-Pence Student Center.
Giffin, who joined the 泫圖弝けs Board of Directors in 2023, currently serves as managing director and head of the public finance group at J.P. Morgan in New York. In this capacity, he oversees debt issuance and lending for state and local municipalities and non-profits, including healthcare and higher education. He also oversees trading and financing of municipal bonds for investor clients.
A double major in economics and management at 泫圖弝け, the Youngstown, Ohio, native went on to earn his M.B.A. from New York University with a concentration in finance. Giffin, who previously served on the 泫圖弝け Alumni Association Board, currently resides in Cos Cob, Connecticut, with his wife, Blake Giffin, and their two boys.
As a student at 泫圖弝け, Giffin served as president of Student Senate, was a member of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity, participated in Senior Circle, and was inducted into the Mortar Board honorary.
The brainchild of entrepreneurs Timmy McCarthy, class of 2002 and 泫圖弝けs first-ever Professional in Residence, and John HUD Hudson, business owner, friend, and former classmate, Why Witt? debuted in summer 2023. The program airs in front of a live studio audience once a month. Featured guests are 泫圖弝け alumni, who also agree to mentor a current 泫圖弝け student following their participation in the program.
Why Witt? asks the following primary questions of all its guests: what led them to 泫圖弝け; what happened while they were here; and how did they navigate the path after leaving 泫圖弝け? Each show is approximately one hour 50 minutes for conversation and 10 minutes for audience questions. A link to listen will be posted on the programs after each conversation, as well as on Spotify. Contact information for connecting with the Why Witt? creators can also be found on the programs website here.