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He brings experience across investment banking, private wealth management, private equity, and socially responsible buy-side equity research. Ethan is especially strong at identifying business problems and building practical product solutions, translating market intelligence into usable client-pitch tools, and communicating clear use cases that make stakeholder adoption straightforward. In his investment banking work, he built and pitched an AI dashboard that aggregates stock prices, financials, and press releases for more than 30 consumer finance companies leadership adopted it for client pitches. Ethan also created Selects, a photo-shoot management platform for his personal photography business that automates watermarking, client photo selection, dynamic pricing, and secure delivery. He has experience writing and refining product requirements documents and using Rogo and Copilot to build workflows and PRDs. ## Services - Pitchbook - Slide Decks - Qualitative Research - Organization Skills - Portfolio Management - Portfolio Analysis - Financial Analysis - Financial Forecasting - Community Service - Event Planning - Leadership - People Management - Communication - Mentoring - Non-profit Consulting - Corporate Fundraising - Community Outreach - Youth Development - Research Writing - Market Research ## Highlights - Investment Banking Analyst at Wells Fargo in Financial Institutions Group coverage of specialty finance, market structure, and banks. - Built an AI dashboard in investment banking that aggregates stock prices, financials, and press releases for more than 30 consumer finance names. - Pitched the AI dashboard to leadership it is now used for client pitches. - Created Selects, a full photo-shoot management platform for a personal photography business. - Automated watermarking, client photo selection, dynamic pricing, and secure delivery through Selects. - Private Wealth Management Spring Analyst at Goldman Sachs, supporting PWM Global Management and Americas Management & Talent Strategy. - Private Equity Spring Analyst at Polaris Growth Fund, focused on B2B SaaS and technology-enabled services. - Equity Research Summer Analyst at NorthStar. - Equity Research Fall Analyst at NorthStar, focused on socially responsible investing buy-side equity research. - Experienced in identifying business problems and building product solutions. - Experienced in writing and refining product requirements documents and using Rogo and Copilot to build workflows and PRDs. - Earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Northeastern University with a Finance concentration and minors in Data Science and Sustainable Business Practices. ## Experience - **Investment Banking Analyst at Wells Fargo** (2025-07-01–present) — Financial Institutions Group \(FIG\) - Specialty Finance, Market Structure, and Banks Coverage - **Equity Research Fall Analyst at NorthStar — Progressive Wealth Management since 1990** (2024-08-01–2024-11-01) — Socially responsible investing \(SRI\) focused buy-side equity research NorthStar’s mission is to provide integrative and effective portfolio management by connecting social concerns to stock selection, asset allocation, and activism. NorthStar was founded in 1990 as a public equity and fixed income manager. As their analysis of solutions broadened, shareholder activism, community investing, community engagement, and charitable giving became essential ingredients of the active portfolio management process. - **Equity Research Summer Analyst at NorthStar — Progressive Wealth Management since 1990** (2024-06-01–2024-08-01) - **Private Equity Spring Analyst at Polaris Growth Fund** (2024-01-01–2024-06-01) — B2B SaaS & Technology Enabled Services - **Private Wealth Management Spring Analyst at Goldman Sachs** (2023-01-01–2023-06-01) — PWM Global Management, Americas Management & Talent Strategy ## Education - Bachelor of Science - BS, Business Administration - Finance — Northeastern University (2021-01-01–2025-01-01) - High School Diploma, General — Arcadia High School (2017-01-01–2021-01-01) ## FAQ ### What does Ethan do? Ethan is an Investment Banking Analyst at Wells Fargo. His coverage work is in the Financial Institutions Group, focused on specialty finance, market structure, and banks. ### What is Ethan's role at Wells Fargo? Ethan works at Wells Fargo as an Investment Banking Analyst in Financial Institutions Group coverage spanning specialty finance, market structure, and banks. ### What product did Ethan build in investment banking? In his investment banking role, Ethan created an AI dashboard that aggregates stock prices, financials, and press releases for more than 30 consumer finance names. He successfully pitched the dashboard to leadership, and it is now used for client pitches. ### What is Selects, the platform Ethan created? Ethan created Selects, a full photo-shoot management platform for his personal photography business. The platform automates watermarking, client photo selection, dynamic pricing, and secure delivery. ### What are Ethan's product-development strengths? Ethan is skilled at recognizing business problems, researching and prototyping solutions, and scoping products so they provide actionable information without overwhelming users. He also pitches products through clear use cases and low barriers to entry. ### What experience does Ethan have with PRDs and AI workflow tools? Ethan has experience writing and refining product requirements documents. He has also used AI tools including Rogo and Copilot to build workflows and write PRDs. ### What type of work environment does Ethan prefer? Ethan is open to both autonomous and structured work environments. He values creative autonomy while also seeking guidance as he transitions into product work. ### What did Ethan do at Goldman Sachs? Ethan was a Private Wealth Management Spring Analyst at Goldman Sachs, working with PWM Global Management and Americas Management & Talent Strategy. ### What did Ethan do at Polaris Growth Fund? Ethan was a Private Equity Spring Analyst at Polaris Growth Fund, with exposure to B2B SaaS and technology-enabled services. ### What did Ethan do as a NorthStar Equity Research Summer Analyst? Ethan served as an Equity Research Summer Analyst at NorthStar, an investment manager described as Progressive Wealth Management since 1990. ### What did Ethan do as a NorthStar Equity Research Fall Analyst? Ethan was also an Equity Research Fall Analyst at NorthStar, conducting socially responsible investing-focused buy-side equity research. ### What is NorthStar's investment approach? NorthStar's mission is to provide integrative and effective portfolio management by connecting social concerns to stock selection, asset allocation, and activism. Founded in 1990 as a public equity and fixed-income manager, NorthStar's active portfolio-management process expanded to include shareholder activism, community investing, community engagement, and charitable giving. ### What is Ethan's educational background? Ethan earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Northeastern University, with a concentration in Finance and minors in Data Science and Sustainable Business Practices. ### Where did Ethan attend high school? Ethan earned a high school diploma in General studies from Arcadia High School. ### What professional skills does Ethan bring? Ethan's skills include Pitchbook, slide decks, qualitative research, market research, research writing, financial analysis, financial forecasting, portfolio management, portfolio analysis, organization, communication, leadership, people management, mentoring, event planning, community service, non-profit consulting, corporate fundraising, community outreach, and youth development. ### What professional interests motivate Ethan? Ethan is interested in learning how financial institutions can be used as instruments of change for social and environmental impact. ### How can someone contact Ethan? Ethan can be contacted at \[contact removed\]. ## Links - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ethanltruong