Saturday, September 8, 2018

The AIM Open House and the 1st FMA Event of the Fall Semester Attracted Over 50 Marquette Freshmen and Sophomores on Friday 9/7

Michael Underhill, Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Capital Innovations, a Global Infrastructure and Real Asset Investment Company, Spoke to Marquette's FMA Students on Friday, September 7th in the AIM Room


Mike Underhill and Dr. David Krause
Address the FMA students
The Applied Investment Management (AIM) program and the Financial Management Association (FMA) held an open house on Friday. 

It was the first meeting of the semester and it attracted more than 50 Marquette freshmen and sophomores interested in learning more about the program and club.

The first guest speaker of the semester was Michael Underhill, Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Capital Innovations.  He talked with the students about career choices he has made and gave insights into world of investments in non-traditional assets (private equity, real estate and other tangible assets).

His Wisconsin-based firm is a leading global investment fund (focusing on infrastructure and real asset investing). Clients in Capital Innovations are located around the global and include some of the largest institutional investment and pension funds.

Michael Underhill
Dr. David Krause, AIM program director, also spoke to the students and had this to say about the guest speaker, "Mr. Underhill is a good friend of Marquette - he has been a willing speaker over the years. I am hopeful that he could be a nice addition to our list of experienced and seasoned professionals who serve as adjunct instructors. Students always enjoy hearing about his experiences and the strategy his firm employs - he is a dynamic speaker."

You can learn more about his background on the Capital Innovations web site or on his LinkedIn page.