Becoming a Hedge Fund Analyst: Inside Point72 Academy

Get a glimpse of our eight-week summer internship through the lens of four 2024 Point72 Academy Summer Interns. We asked them to share their opinion on what it’s like to work on an investing team, interviewing tips for aspiring candidates, and how this experience shaped their future careers.

Our Business Development team shares how to stand out during the hiring process, the qualities they look for in analysts, and how we help analysts become PMs.

Point72 Academy Director Jaimi Goodfriend asks three Academy graduates about how the Academy prepared them to be investment analysts and what the culture is like in our London, Hong Kong, and Tokyo offices.

Ever wondered how hedge fund analysts train themselves to generate new ideas? Hear two Point72 Academy graduates share their paths from Academy Associates to idea generators and learn from one seasoned investment professional turned coach about what he thinks matters in an analyst’s career development. 

How does an Academy Associate earn an analyst seat? Jean Horenstein, an investment coach for the Point72 Academy, asks one of our PMs and two of his analysts about why they chose each other as teammates and how to stand out during PM rotations.

Three Academy Associates—Martin, Cherry, and Victor— join Brian Mulvihill, Academy coach, to share their interviewing tips, why they chose a career in investing, and the habits they’ve incorporated into their routines to set themselves up for career success.

Point72 Portfolio Manager Mike Mongiardini joins Jaimi to talk about his career journey from Point72 Academy graduate to investment analyst to PM. You’ll also hear from the head of our emerging manager program—Point72 LaunchPoint—and a PM who completed the program about how analysts can prepare for a PM seat. 

In this replay from last season, you’ll hear host Jaimi Goodfriend talk to Jean Horenstein, a former analyst and PM who is now a senior faculty member for the Point72 Academy, about designing curriculum for analysts, the value of understanding a market narrative, and how diverse backgrounds supports creative thought and collaboration.

You’ll also hear Point72 portfolio manager Josh Klosk and Sterling Schwartz, a Point72 Academy graduate and analyst on his team, reflect on the rigor of the Academy program, how it prepared Sterling for a career as an investment analyst, and what attributes can set analysts apart—or undermine their success.

Point72 Analyst Joe Moynihan joins Jaimi to talk about his transition from designing the Academy curriculum to joining the program to become an investor himself. You’ll also hear from two investors at Point72 Ventures – one of whom was an Academy grad – on similarities between long/short and venture investing, qualities that make a good candidate, and advice for early-career professionals.

Point72 Analyst Coach Jeremy Simon joins Jaimi to share his perspective from two decades of buy-side experience on what excelling as an investment professional looks like.  

You'll also hear two of our analysts talk about qualities that make them suited for the job and how they continue to build their investing careers.