IB, PE, VC Careers: Fireside Chat with Susan Schnabel '88 and Dean Andrew Karolyi
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Wed, Mar 18, 2026
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM EDT (GMT-4)
Warren 401
137 Reservoir Ave., Warren Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853, United States
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Susan Schnabel '88 has 35+ years of experience in IB, PE, VC and board service for public and private multinational companies. She is Co-Founder and Managing Partner at aPriori Capital Partners, an independent leveraged buyout firm. Previously, Susan held various positions at Drexel Burnham Lambert, DLJ Merchant Banking Partners, and Credit Suisse. She sits on the Investment Committee at Cornell University, serves as Co-Chair of the Harvard Business School Fund Council, and is a member of the Cornell University Executive Committee. Susan holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Cornell University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
Andrew Karolyi is the Charles Field Knight Dean of the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business. Also the Harold Bierman, Jr. Distinguished Professor of Management, he is a scholar of investment finance with a specialization in the study of international financial markets. Karolyi has published extensively in journals in finance and economics, including the Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics and Review of Financial Studies, and has published several books, including International Capital Markets (2003) and Cracking the Emerging Markets Enigma (2015). His research has been featured in print and electronic media, including The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, The Economist, New York Times, Washington Post, Forbes, BusinessWeek, and many others. Karolyi received his BA (honors) in economics from McGill University and worked at the Bank of Canada for several years in its research department. He subsequently earned his MBA and PhD degrees in finance at the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business.
Dress Casual (jeans ok)
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Where
Warren 401
137 Reservoir Ave., Warren Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853, United States