Weatherhead School of Management students have been a dominant force at the Association of Corporate Growth Cleveland Cup Competition for the past five years—and this year was no exception. CWRU students claimed first, second, third and an unofficial fourth place, all while showing off their business acumen.
For fourth-year undergraduate student Lila Albershtat, a member of the fourth-place team, the competition offered valuable insights into topics such as corporate mergers and acquisitions, investment banking, financial advisory and private equity.
“[The] extensive board of investment bankers and financial advisors gave us an authentic taste of how cutthroat the investment banking industry is,” she explained. “They asked tough questions and definitely tested us on our knowledge of the case, which as students, was great real industry practice.”
Albershtat, who is in the integrated bachelor’s/master’s in finance program and has a secondary major in accounting, also appreciated the networking opportunities the event afforded and helped her experience the realities of the industry first hand. After completing her degrees, she plans to enroll in law school to apply what she’s learned, ultimately focusing on corporate finance.
We sat down with Albershtat to learn more about her interests and how she has been involved at CWRU as she prepares to complete her bachelor’s degree portion of her program this spring.