SWS, or Smart Women in Securities, is coming to the University. From its start at Harvard in 2006, SWS quickly expanded into several other Ivy League schools. It seeks to accomplish a number of goals. First and foremost, SWS educates women about investing, as junior members assume the roles of analysts while senior members act as portfolio managers. Additionally, SWS provides networking opportunities to assist them in breaking into Wall Street, a realm traditionally dominated by men from white shoe backgrounds. Women from SWS at Harvard have had valuable opportunities such as meeting legendary investor Warren Buffett, and a number of SWS women have been featured on Jim Cramer’s popular television show Mad Money. The bottom line for the organization is to train a new generation of female investment professionals.
