Investment Banking Insights

Finding Your Champion with Pete Fraser

April 29, 2025·48 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

Today we're sitting down with Pete Fraser, a former mechanical engineer who successfully pivoted to investment banking after his MBA at Cornell. Pete shares his journey from working in a steel mill in Gary, Indiana to landing a coveted position at Guggenheim in New York City. We discuss: The culture shock of MBA recruitingA cautionary tale about getting cutThe "Zero Defects" philosophyThe importance of having a champion on the inside...and much moreCheck out Pete's book Wall Street Drop...

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