Makenley Jean \u201920 is pretty modest, and it is hard to get him to talk about himself.<\/p>\n
So we will have to let the people who know him do it for him:<\/p>\n
\u201cHe is a leader.\u201d \u201cA self-starter.\u201d\u00a0 \u201cDriven. Focused. Eager to learn.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe is going places.\u201d \u201cA great role model.\u201d<\/p>\n
One of the places that Jean is going to this summer is a prestigious JPMorgan Chase & Company internship in Wilmington, Delaware. Jean, an accounting and finance major, was one of only 20 undergraduate students nationwide selected for that company\u2019s 2019 Launching Leaders program.<\/p>\n
For select students who self-identify as Black, Hispanic or Native American with an interest in global finance, the program provides an overview of career paths at JPMorgan Chase across its businesses and corporate functions. \u00a0The program began with a conference in Columbus, Ohio, and, for high performers, paid internships in a JPMorgan Chase company and the possibility of a job offer.<\/p>\n
Jean, whose family immigrated from Haiti to Philadelphia in 2012, is in the process of selecting his internship focus, which will allow him to work with a team of finance professionals to expand his knowledge and sharpen his skills through exposure to their global business network.<\/p>\n
For Jean, the program is a stepping stone to an MBA in finance and a career in emerging markets. \u00a0His advisor, Professor David Daniel, says Jean has everything it takes to make it on Wall Street.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am interested in emerging markets,\u201d he says. \u201cI want to give back to communities, making investments in more risk markets and initiatives in low-income areas, in American cities like Detroit and in other countries like South Africa, South America and Haiti.\u201d<\/p>\n
He is passionate in his belief that \u201cequal opportunity can be created for anyone, wherever they are.\u201d For example, he says, \u201cIf you give a nonprofit organization a $10 donation to help people, they ask for more donations to continue helping. If you give me $10 and I invest it in an entrepreneur, instead of giving to them, we help them provide for themselves. It is a win-win for everybody.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dr. Sylvester Williams, dean of the College of Business and Management, says that internships are a very important part of student development, allowing them to \u201chit the ground running.\u201d In fact, he says, they are so important that ESU\u2019s College of Business is moving toward requiring internships. Of the JPMorgan program, he says it is \u201ca very good, vigorous program that is very competitive. You have to be an exceptional student to make it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Although only a junior, Jean\u2019s acceptance into the JPMorgan Chase program was no surprise to anyone who knows him. The program looked for candidates with excellent communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to manage and collaborate, along with being intelligent, hard working and interested in global finance.<\/p>\n
Curtis Dugar, director of residence life and dining services, says Jean has all of those qualities and then some. Jean is a resident advisor, spending about five hours a day in that role. \u201cI have to be visible,\u201d he says. \u00a0In his second year as finance chair for the Student Government Association, he also sits on the board of the Student Activities Association. \u00a0He is also taking six courses this semester and is on the Dean\u2019s List. \u201cI mastered time management in my freshman year,\u201d Jean says with a laugh.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe is an amazing asset to our community,\u201d Dugar says. \u201cHe has the ability to position things so they are digestible, so people understand the bigger picture,\u201d noting that \u201chis residents love him. He is a great role model.\u201d<\/p>\n
Of the opportunity at JPMorgan, Jean says modestly, \u201cI am grateful to start with them. It will be quite an experience as a place to get started.\u201d And, he says emphatically, \u201cNo matter which school you’ve attended or your background, with equal opportunity anything is possible if someone is determined enough. And I’m very grateful to ESU, especially Debbie Smith at Career Development Services for her guidance throughout the process.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jan Dalton, director of business services for ESU\u2019s Student Activity Association, works closely with Jean. \u00a0\u201cThere isn\u2019t anything he can\u2019t do,\u201d she agrees. \u201cHe is driven, focused and eager to learn. He wants to go to big places, and I think he will get there.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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