Who We Are

Nicole Szczesny

President

Nicole is a senior studying Finance and Accountancy. She is a member of the Illinois Investment Banking Academy and Phi Gamma Nu. Nicole spent the summer at Lincoln International in New York. Nicole will be working full-time at Perella Weinberg Partners in New York. She participated in Prime's analyst program during the Spring 2022 semester and then the associate program during the Fall 2022 semester.

Ben Mulaomerovic

Vice President of Membership

Ben is a senior studying Finance and Accountancy. He is a member of the Illinois Investment Banking Academy, is the teaching assistant for FIN 463/526: Investment Banking and is a B101 Section Leader on campus. Ben spent the summer at Citigroup in Chicago, where he will be returning full-time. He participated in Prime's analyst program in Fall 2021 and then the associate program during the Spring 2022 semester.

Zoe Delis

Vice President of Mentorship

Zoe is a senior studying Finance and Accountancy. She is a member of the Investment Banking Academy, Phi Gamma Nu, and Delta Gamma. Zoe spent the summer working at Citigroup in Chicago, where she will be returning full-time. She participated in Prime's analyst program during the Spring 2022 semester and the associate program during the Fall 2022 semester.

Joe Jordan

Vice President of Academics

Joe is a senior studying Finance and Accountancy. On campus, he is the former President of the Illinois Investment Banking Academy and a member of Delta Sigma Pi and Phi Gamma Delta. Joe spent the summer at Moelis & Co. in their Chicago office, where he will be returning full-time. He participated in Prime's analyst program during the Spring 2022 semester and then the associate program during the Fall 2022 semester.

Jacob Dutton

Vice President

Jacob is a junior studying Finance. He is the current Vice President of Academics of the Illinois Investment Banking Academy and is a member of Alpha Delta Phi. Jacob spent the summer of 2024 at Dutton Farms Inc. Next summer, Jacob will be interning at Guggenheim Securities in their Chicago office. He participated in Prime's analyst program during the Fall 2022 semester and then the associate program during the Spring 2023 semester.

Katelin Doughty

Vice President of Communications

Katelin is a junior studying Finance and Accountancy. She is the Vice President of External Recruitment of the Illinois Investment Banking Academy, is a member of Phi Gamma Nu, the Illinettes Dance Team, and Kappa Alpha Theta. Katelin spent the summer of 2024 at CC Industries in their Chicago office. Next summer, Katelin will be interning at Willaim Blair in their Chicago office. She participated in Prime's analyst program during the Spring 2023 semester and then the associate program during the Fall 2023 semester.

Sonya Dhussa

Treasurer

Sonya is a junior studying Finance and Data Science. She is a member of the Illinois Investment Banking Academy and Delta Sigma Pi. Sonya spent the summer of 2024 at Mesirow in their Chicago office. Next summer, Sonya will be interning at Guggenheim Securities in their New York office. She participated in Prime's analyst program during the Spring 2023 semester and then the associate program during the Fall 2023 semester.

Nick McCoy

Vice President of Operations

Nick is a junior studying Finance. He is the current President of the Illinois Investment Banking Academy and a member of Delta Sigma Pi and Phi Kappa Psi. Nick spent the summer of 2024 at Crescent Capital Group in their New York office. Next summer, Nick will be interning at Perella Weinberg Partners in their Chicago office. He participated in Prime's analyst program during the Fall 2022 semester and then the associate program during the Spring 2023 semester.

Ron Zontak

Executive Board Member

Ron is a sophomore studying Finance and Accountancy. He is a member of the Illinois Investment Banking Academy. Ron will be spending the summer of 2025 at Artemis Transaction Advisors and the summer of 2026 at DC Advisory. He participated in Prime's analyst program during the Fall 2023 semester and then the associate program during the Spring 2024 semester.

Niv Amani

Executive Board Member

Niv is a sophomore studying Finance and Accountancy. He is a member of the Illinois Investment Banking Academy. Niv will be spending summer of 2025 at Nasdaq in their Rockville office and summer of 2026 at Deutsche Bank in their New York office. He participated in Prime's analyst program during the Fall 2023 semester and then the associate program during the Spring 2024 semester.

Ethan Vayser

Executive Board Member

Ethan is a sophomore studying Finance and Accountancy. He is a member of the Illinois Investment Banking Academy and Illinois Business Council. Ethan will be spending the summer of 2025 at Artemis Transaction Advisors and the summer of 2026 at J.P. Morgan. He participated in Prime's analyst program during the Fall 2023 semester and then the associate program during the Spring 2024 semester.

Kinsey Kelch

Executive Board Member

Kinsey is a sophomore studying Finance and Accountancy. She is a member of the Illinois Investment Banking Academy and Phi Chi Theta. Kinsey will be spending the summer of 2025 at BMO Capital Markets in their Chicago office and the summer of 2026 at Perella Weinberg Partners in their Chicago office. She participated in Prime's analyst program during the Fall 2023 semester and then the associate program during the Spring 2024 semester.

Vivian Wang

Executive Board Member

Vivian is a sophomore studying Finance and Data Science. She is a member of the Illinois Investment Banking Academy, Phi Gamma Nu and Gamma Phi Beta. Vivian will be spending the summer of 2026 at Lincoln International in their Chicago office. She participated in Prime's analyst program during the Spring 2024 semester and then the associate program during the Fall 2024 semester.