When it comes to the prospects of career success for Sugeeth Sathish, there is no need for a sales pitch. His stock is way up.

As a student majoring in Accounting, Economics and Finance with minors in History and Applied Statistics, Sathish still was able to thrive in numerous leadership roles throughout the campus. He effectively leveraged one experiential opportunity after another while cultivating connections with faculty. That includes serving as Chief Investment Officer for the Roland George Investments Program, a student-led fund that manages more than $7 million within the School of Business Administration. In doing so, he won multiple stock-pitch student competitions on the state and national levels. Also, as part of Stetson’s Environmental Fellows program, he worked on the Revolving Green Fund, a source of capital to invest in long-term sustainability projects to generate cost savings. Among the projects was the expansion of Stetson’s chiller loop system to help reduce electrical consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.

Now, a scant four years after arriving at Stetson from Madison, Wisconsin, as a J. Ollie Edmunds Scholar (with a four-year merit scholarship), Sathish is poised to take a bite out of the Big Apple — heading to New York City for a job with investment giant Goldman Sachs.

“Stetson has prepared me for my future by opening the door to various programs that really benefited me in terms of gaining the skills necessary to apply for a future career,” he said.

By the way, Sathish also came to Stetson well-prepared, having completed almost every course required for an economics major while he was dual-enrolled in high school. And, in typical style, his Goldman Sachs job came by virtue of a summer internship (June 2024-August 2024) as an investment banking analyst at the company.

Upon arrival at Stetson, Sathish hoped to combine his interests in finance and sustainability to help the university on its path to zero emissions. Today, he’s leaving Stetson with the same thinking — to build a greener environment — as he begins work this summer in Goldman Sachs’ Natural Resources coverage group, where he’ll be an investment banking analyst.

Since high school, Sathish had dreamed about becoming an investment banker. Departing Stetson, he credits the university’s faculty, staff and alumni for allowing him to explore and develop his passions. Ultimately, he believes Stetson helped to mold both his identity as a person and his vision as a professional.

“Stetson wants to support their talented students as much as possible, obviously for everyone, but they make an extra effort, which was something I appreciated,” he said. “And then also, it kind of makes you stand out; you’re getting more experiences than someone who’s at an Ivy League school … . Looking back, Stetson provided me with a lot more exposure than anyone could have dreamed of, setting me up for success as I began the recruiting process with Goldman Sachs.

“Stetson provides so many experiential learning opportunities. … The experiential learning and one-on-one relationships with my professors helped prepare me all along the way.”