The Advancing Black Pathways Fellowship Program

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The Fellowship Initiative and our Advancing Black Pathways Program are two efforts born out of courageous conversations.

Probably one of my proudest moments to have birthed Advancing Black Pathways just over a year and a half ago. It's helping to break down some of those barriers that Black and African-Americans did not have access to previously. The program was built on the idea of bringing Wall Street to Main Street.

And so previously with the program, we looked at how can we really help these students? These young talented individuals who have great minds and great aspirations and great opportunities, to be able to envision themselves in a myriad of ways through corporate America.

The students were able to operate in an environment of uncertainty and know that even as uncertain as the environment is in a large corporation, that we are still seeking opportunities to expand. To get that many students across the country, a good number of them from HBCUs I was quite impressed with that. I really was.

That input is what ultimately will make our communities better and more inclusive in our economy. Better so, that starts by people seeing the industry, seeing the opportunities, seeing what bankers actually do, and being able to see themselves as being a part of that.

And so the exposure that Chase is providing to this set of students in our country, to allow them to start thinking about how they can be impactful in this sector, is extremely important.

The community that was built, that camaraderie, the resilience of our students, and they showed up and they showed out.

This internship has impacted me professionally, because I now have a network of people that want to see me succeed.

Winning is a must. So working with people who also have that mentality, balancing each other out, has been amazing.

My team dynamic was literally amazing. And it was so empowering because to see different Black people from Ivy leagues, PWIs, HBCUs, people to come together and realize that we as a community really have the power to leave our mark in corporate America.

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