WALL STREET BOUND

Kaplan Partners with Wall Street Bound to Prepare Diverse, Under-represented Youth for Careers in the Financial Services Industry

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Monday, August 9, 2021

Kaplan will collaborate with Wall Street Bound (WSB) to create a co-branded Financial Services Academy to support WSBs mission to recruit and train 10,000 young, diverse dreamers for careers on Wall Street by 2030.

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  • Kaplan will collaborate with Wall Street Bound (WSB) to create a co-branded Financial Services Academy to support WSBs mission to recruit and train 10,000 young, diverse dreamers for careers on Wall Street by 2030.
  • The partnership aims to address the well-documented lack of diversity in the financial services and wealth management industries.
  • In making the announcement, Joyce Schnur, Senior Vice President of Finance Programs at Kaplan, said, Were excited to be working with Wall Street Bound and its passionate founder, Troy Prince.
  • Now, his personal mission is to prepare and connect typically overlooked diverse talent with careers in the capital markets and investment industry.

CAIA Association Announces Creation of Independent Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Council, Appointment of New Head of DEI, Scholarship Program to Reach Students From Underserved Communities

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Tuesday, April 27, 2021

\xe2\x80\x9cComplacency and episodic outrage are no longer acceptable stands to take, and we needed to bring more voices to our own table.

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  • \xe2\x80\x9cComplacency and episodic outrage are no longer acceptable stands to take, and we needed to bring more voices to our own table.
  • A Member-driven organization representing more than 11,000 professionals in more than 100 countries, CAIA Association advocates for the highest ethical standards.
  • Wall Street Bound trains urban youth ages 16-24 in finance technical skills and the all important corporate professional skills.
  • For more information, please visit www.wallstreetbound.org .\nView source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210427005704/en/\n'