This interview is one of a series of interviews conducted by the Center for Business and Economics Fellows with recent Business & Economics graduates about life after graduation.
This interview was conducted during the Fall 2018 semester by CBE Fellow, Troy Elphinstone ’19 with recent graduate, Nick DiBucci ’18.
Troy: Where are you currently employed? — How did you hear about this position?
Nick: Bank of New York Mellon- My friend who works here told me about the position/program.
Troy: What do you do on a day to day basis?
Nick: I specifically work in Global Proxy Voting as an analyst in the CSD Campus Analyst Program (In simple terms: Placing shareholder votes for people who cannot attend the shareholder meetings). I am in charge of the way we are billed by different markets from a proxy service we use called Broadridge which involves moving different currencies from suspense accounts into general ledgers.
I work on Spanish Premiums (Calculating and distributing funds to shareholders who vote in shareholder meetings in Spain). I get to work with 3rd party proxy voting vendors like ISS and Glass Lewis to find missing ballots and find reasons why client shares were not voted upon, which involves calculating the number of shares on record and using market specific voting laws to find out why the client did not get to vote in the meeting.
Then I work on the Campus Analyst program’s goals which is process improvement and using technology to make the bank more cost efficient. This involves getting the Lean Six Sigma Greenbelt certification by working on a 3 month long automation project that will make the bank more efficient in the ways of cost, risk, and productivity. Also, I have to run data analytics like regressions to find root problems and poor tendencies with my departments financial and productivity reports to reduce risk in my department.
Troy: How did Allegheny help prepare you for your current job?
Nick: It prepared me by always keeping me very busy and teaching me how to balance class, sports, and my company. I use what I have learned while trying to balance my everyday job and the automation projects that I am in charge of for the program. Also, the comp was a great way to refine my stats knowledge before having to use it every day.
Troy: What advice would you give to current Allegheny students?
Nick: Be curious—learn a skill, master it, and move onto the next one.