Capital Markets MBA Academy: Experience and insights for a finance career in capital markets

In the Capital Markets Academy, you’ll immerse yourself in finance roles and careers involving capital markets, such as investment banking, wealth management, and equity research, as you receive an accelerated education in investment research, portfolio analysis, and financial analysis through live-money classes. Kelley students obtain internships and full-time positions in the largest money centers in the United States, including New York, Chicago, San Francisco, and Dallas. This is one of two Kelley MBA Academies that focuses on finance careers.

Capital Markets Academy experience

What kind of career in capital markets is right for you?

Recognized as one of the country's best grad schools, Kelley offers excellent preparation for a career in capital markets. The Academy provides students a deep understanding of capital markets career paths and roles—they can be different in significant ways—to determine which best matches your own career goals and values. You will:

Visit major firms in capital market centers for career insights and valuable networking
Learn from professionals and executives at top financial firms, including Kelley alumni at such firms and investment banks as Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, and American Century, to build your network and gain insights about your career path
Build modeling and other skills, and gain valuable experience developing your own investment analysis and presenting it to a panel of industry experts, preparing you for your internship and career
Receive ongoing mentoring from the Academy director, a second-year mentor, and Academy alumni

Career outcomes

Students in the Capital Markets Academy have landed internships and full-time roles in companies such as Bank of America, Barclays, BMO, Credit Suisse, Edward Jones, Goldman Sachs, Guggenheim Partners, JP Morgan Chase, MetLife, Western & Southern, and William Blair. And Kelley MBA graduates pursue careers across the US and abroad. View employment statistics.

Pivoting to a capital markets career

Lance Britton, MBA’26, chose the Kelley Full-Time MBA to complete his career pivot from financial software development to capital markets and consulting. After working remotely for more than 10 years, Kelley’s immersive, in-person programming and networking opportunities appealed to him. It also meant, however, that on weekdays he lived away from his family.

Lance described his MBA first-year experiences in programs like Me, Inc. and the Capital Markets Academy as invaluable. And when the +Flex feature became available for his second year, he “jumped at it.” With +Flex, he could complete his MBA with courses from the Kelley Direct Online MBA Program, living wherever he chose. The option provided personal, financial, and academic benefits:

He could spend more time with his family.
He worked part time as a consultant while completing his MBA.
He found that the Kelley Direct courses were surprisingly efficient for him.

Learn about the Academy and capital markets careers

Gain insights about the Academy and the different career paths from Capital Markets Academy alumni, a current student, and program leaders.

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Questions? Contact us.

Eric Crigler

Capital Markets Academy Director
erflcrig@iu.edu

Eric Crigler, CFA, is a veteran of the financial services industry, having founded and managed firms in the fields of investment management, reinsurance and consumer finance. Included in his more than 20 years of business experience are stints as Principal and Chief Investment Officer of a fast-growing institutional money manager and senior level positions, such as Equity Portfolio Manager and Equity Research Director, for a $45 billion dollar asset management firm. Previously, he earned his MBA in finance and economics from the Kelley School of Business and a BS of Mathematics from Murray State University. Crigler is a Chartered Financial Analyst charter holder. He has served on the Reese Fund Investment Board at Indiana University for over 15 years, and currently serves on the Board of Regents at Murray State University.