Favorite Parts Of Being A Business Development Representative At William Blair
Ramon's favorite aspects of the Business Development Representative role at William Blair Investment Management include the "relationships" built, extending beyond professional contexts, and the constant learning driven by the dynamic market environment, "geopolitically across the world" and evolving investment strategies. The intellectual stimulation from studying markets and ESG issues adds to the overall rewarding experience.
Networking, Relationship Building, Financial Markets, Investment Management, Business Development
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Ramon Gonzalez
Business Development Representative
William Blair Investment Management
UCLA '00
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Economics
Finance (Banking, Fintech, Investing)
Sales and Client Management
Video Highlights
1. Ramon enjoys building relationships, both professional and personal, within the industry.
2. He finds intellectual stimulation in studying constantly evolving markets, geopolitical events, and ESG issues.
3. He is passionate about his firm's culture and its approach to investing.
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What do you enjoy most about being in your current role?
I'm passionate about my firm, our company's culture, and what we do as investors in this field. I'm also passionate about creating relationships. This business is all about people, and I enjoy building connections.
Some of these relationships extend beyond the professional realm into personal life. I love studying markets. We're essentially sitting on Wall Street, and simply knowing things isn't enough.
You're constantly learning. Geopolitical events across the world, or micro-structures within investments, are always evolving. The asset classes are very fluid. What was needed 10 years ago isn't necessarily applicable to today's investor challenges.
You study environmental, social, and governance issues, ESG. There are various acronyms that have been developed over time. But I think the real passion is for the relationships.
Yes, the market environment and its politics provide so much intellectual stimulus involved in what I do. So, I would say it's mostly the relationships we build, but it's also the nature of our engagements within those relationships that makes this experience pretty awesome.
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