From DoG Street to Wall Street

The 19th Annual From DoG Street to Wall Street event will be co-sponsored by the Boehly Center for Excellence in Finance at the Mason School of Business, the Howard J. Busbee Finance Academy, and the Office of Career Development & Professional Engagement in the Cohen Career Center. It will take place in person from September 4 to September 5, 2025.

To kick off the event, students will enjoy a spectacular keynote address by Austin Camporin ’04. The program will continue with a series of networking sessions and panels on a broad variety of topics led by W&M alumni and industry guests, including early career success, private equity & alternative investments, hedge funds, investment & corporate banking, consulting, and more. Students of all majors and academic years will have the opportunity to explore the wide variety of opportunities in finance.

September 4-5, 2025

2024 Keynote Speaker

Dan Draper ’91

Chief Executive Officer at S&P Dow Jones Indices

Dan Draper is Chief Executive Officer at S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI), responsible for all aspects of the index business globally. S&P DJI is the world’s leading index provider and offers investment professionals around the world an array of products from core indices such as the S&P 500® to broad comprehensive benchmarks.

Before joining S&P DJI, Mr. Draper held asset management, wealth management, and investment banking leadership positions in New York, London, Hong Kong, and Jakarta with Invesco, Credit Suisse Asset Management, Lyxor Asset Management, iShares/Barclays Global Investors, Goldman Sachs, UBS Wealth Management, and Salomon Brothers.

Mr. Draper earned an MBA from the Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Bachelor of Arts in economics from the College of William and Mary in Virginia. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA) charterholder and holds the Chartered Market Technician®, Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst, Financial Risk Manager, Certified Financial Planner®, and Chartered Financial Consultant® designations.

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From DoG Street to Wall Street is an inclusive event in compliance with William & Mary’s commitment to diversity and inclusion. To find out more click here.