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Portrait of Cornell Barnett

Honor Society® member

Cornell Barnett

Inern at Allstate Insurance Agency

  • Illinois State University
  • Finance
  • Class of 2018
  • Brookfield, Illinois

Member since December 2014

About

I am a young African American man born and raised in the west suburbs of Chicago. My passion is investment banking and my dream job is to be head of Mergers & Acquisitions for a major investment bank. I always wanted to have a career in finance but mainly Investment Banking. One of the main reasons is because nothing ever stays the same, its something new and exciting everyday in the world of finance. Another is the international aspect, with the big banks of todays industries being world wide it gives you the opportunity to explore other countries and learn what makes their economy work and grow. I believe in always being ahead of the game, thinking 2 steps ahead at all time, and preparing myself for every different kind of outcome possible, and when ever I find myself in trouble to stop, think, and execute. My dream is to do what I love and be the best it is at what I do, travel the world meeting new people and expanding my horizons, and I know Investment Banking will help me achieve this dream.

Favorite Quote: "Live as if you were die tomorrow, Learn as if you were to live forever" - gandhi

Education

  • Illinois State University

    Finance/Accounting

    2014 – 2018

Goals and interests

Career goal

Investment Banking
- Summer Internship Analyst
- Summer Internship Associate
-Analyst
-Associate
-End Goal: Co-Head of Mergers and Acquisitions

Outside the classroom

- Basketball
- Work Out

Experience

  • Inern

    Allstate Insurance Agency

    Jul 2013 – Aug 2013

Languages

  • English (US) Advanced