Teaching Assistants

Each semester, the faculty select several prior AIM analysts to serve as teaching assistants. These students help to facilitate the AIM program and serve as a valuable resource for the new AIM analysts. 

1. 

   Zoe Gallup

   Finance

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   Zoe Gallup

   Finance

   Zoë Gallup is a junior from Scarsdale, NY majoring in Finance with a minor in Irish Studies. She will graduate from the University of Notre Dame in May 2026 and is a current resident of Howard Hall. On campus, she has been involved in Student International Business Council projects, including Morgan Stanley, and is a Malpass Scholar. Following her sophomore year, she worked as a summer analyst at Interval Partners, a New York City based multi-strategy hedge fund. Following her junior year, Zoë will be joining Goldman Sachs as an investment banking summer analyst in the Leveraged Finance group.

   • First Stock: Saia, Inc.

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2. 

   Anna Jang

   Finance

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   Anna Jang

   Finance

   Anna Jang is a junior Stamps Scholar studying Finance and Honors Art History. She is from Holbrook, NY and lives in Ryan Hall on campus. Anna is involved in several campus organizations including Smart Women Securities, Student International Business Council, Notre Dame Student Government, and the Notre Dame Art History Department. Following her sophomore summer, she participated as a Girls Who Invest OIP Scholar and worked as a Summer Associate at Bookmark Partners, a Long Island based private equity firm. For her junior summer, Anna will be interning at Perella Weinberg Partners in New York City.

   • First Stock: The Sherwin-Williams Company

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3. 

   George LaVigne

   Finance

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   George LaVigne

   Finance

   George LaVigne is a senior finance major with minors in philosophy and sustainability from St. Louis, Missouri. He will graduate from Notre Dame in May 2026 and is a former resident of Duncan Hall. George serves as a Vice President for the Wall Street Club and as a senior manager at ND Listens. Following his sophomore year, he interned at Compass Group Equity Partners as a summer analyst. After his junior year, George interned at Evercore as an M&A summer analyst in their New York office, where he will be returning full-time after graduation.

   • First Stock: Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
   • Second Stock: Matson

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   Rocco Pacchiana

   Finance

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   Rocco Pacchiana

   Finance

   Rocco Pacchiana is a junior Finance major and History minor from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, set to graduate from Notre Dame in May 2026. On campus, Rocco lives in Keough Hall and is involved in the Student International Business Council, the Wall Street Club, and ACT tutoring. After his freshman year, Rocco interned with the Financial Planning and Analysis team at Axon Enterprise, a leading technology company specializing in law enforcement tools, and with Hurricane Capital, a multi-strategy hedge fund in New York City, after his sophomore year. This summer, he will be working as an Investment Banking Summer Analyst at MTS Health Partners in New York City.

   • First Stock: Medpace Holdings, Inc.

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   Jake Thornburg

   Finance

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   Jake Thornburg

   Finance

   Jake is a junior Finance and ACMS major, originally from Columbia, MO. On campus, he is a resident of Fisher Hall. Jake is heavily involved with Notre Dame Investment Club as a board member. In addition, he has served as a project leader for Student International Business Council and a tutor at St. Adalbert School. Following his sophomore year, Jake interned as a private equity analyst at Golden Gate Capital in San Francisco, where he will be returning following his junior year.

   • First Stock: Booking Holdings Inc.

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