A warm welcome to all the fresh faces on campus! The Blyth Fund is Stanford’s premier student-run investment fund, actively managing around $160,000 of the Stanford Endowment. As Fall Quarter begins, we have begun accepting applications for our Equity Analyst program. The program is targeted towards all freshmen and upperclassmen who have never had a significant involvement in the Blyth Fund and wish to be well-versed in finance and investing. The following is the timeline for our recruitment schedule this quarter:

Friday, September 25th 12pm-4pm, White Plaza: Activities Fair

Saturday, September 26th 7pm-9pm, Thornton 110: Information Session

Wednesday, September 30th 11:59pm: Equity Analyst Application Due

Sunday, October 4th, Old Union: Interviews

To apply, head to our Applications page.

As you may know, the Blyth Fund’s fiscal year ends in April. It will soon come time for the Fund’s annual leadership transition that occurs at the start of Spring quarter. This past weekend, Fund’s Board of Directors met to select a new Executive Team for the coming fiscal year in preparation for that time. We are excited to announce the Fund’s new leadership.

Calvin Yeoh, who as the current Vice-President of the Fund has been instrumental in leading it this past fiscal year, will take over as President. He will be aided by Vice Presidents Bang Nguyen and Reinier Theodorus Eenkema van Dijk, both of whom currently lead Coverage Groups within the Fund. Alessandro Greico, who also currently leads a Coverage Group, will take over as the Fund’s Head of Strategy Research. Udai Baisiwala and Jaewoo Jang will take over the Fund’s educational programs as its Heads of Development. Sen Lin and Andrea Wang will bring their substantial prior experience in recruiting roles to help the Fund grow even further next Fall. Lastly, Sid Grover will assume the role of the Fund’s Treasurer, bringing his past accounting and financial experience to managing the Fund’s books.

In summary, the full 2015-2016 Executive Team is shown below:

Note that because Calvin is going abroad to Oxford this Spring, Bang and Reinier will manage the majority of the Fund’s day-to-day operations in his absence. Calvin will resume full responsibility of day-to-day operations when he returns in the Fall.

Congratulations to the Fund’s new Executive Team, and we are excited to say that the Fund will be in great hands going forward. We feel completely confident that Calvin and the new Executive Team will do a tremendous job.

Sincerely,

The 2014 – 2015 Blyth Fund Board of Directors

We haven’t only been busy with pitches so far this spring quarter – we’ve redesigned our logo, as well.

Chartered in 1978, the Fund has been a staple of the Stanford community as the years have come and gone. What better way to represent our stability – and our commitment to growth – than with the iconic and powerful Stanford tree.

Hope to see folks at our general meeting tomorrow night at 7:30 in Thornton 110.

Throughout the week, four of our coverage groups gave pitches: Technology, Media & Telecommunications, FICC, and Healthcare.

On Tuesday, our Technology coverage group gave two pitches, one in favor of IBM and the other against it. Meanwhile, our Media & Telecommunications coverage group pitched Rig Net, a company that deals with communications for oil and gas rigs.

On Thursday, our FICC coverage group pitched VNQ, a Vanguard US REIT ETF. Our Healthcare coverage group pitched Acadia Pharmaceuticals, a biopharmaceutical company that develops medicines for neurological and central nervous system disorders.

Great job guys.

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