Cornell's premier value investing organization
Founded in 2007, Cornell Alpha Fund is one of the University's longest-running student-led finance organizations. Designed for the dual purpose of education and network expansion, Cornell Alpha Fund was founded on the principles of curiosity, partnership, and ambition.
Building skills for careers in finance
For 17 years, Cornell Alpha Fund has instilled the core principles of value investing in its analysts, which they have gone on to employ in careers in equity and credit investing, private equity, investment banking, and investment research. Analysts learn and apply these fundamentals as part of dynamic, industry-agnostic teams by pitching public equity positions across multiple sectors.
Meet our teamNew member education program
Cornell Alpha Fund's new member education program is led by our President and Executive Vice President. Throughout this 10-week program, analysts hone three key topics: (1) investment banking essentials of accounting, valuation, M&A, and capital markets, (2) value investing strategies such as fundamental analysis, merger arbitrage, special situations investing, activist investing, and distressed investing, and (3) professional development skills enhanced through resume and networking email workshops, as well as coffee chats with current members and alumni.
Investor series
Cornell Alpha Fund's investor series is led by our Co-Investment Managers. Throughout this 10-week program, analysts will focus on how to identify and exploit mispricings within the public market. This course will help analysts focus on the crux of Alpha Fund's mission: pitching successful investments to compound our portfolio. Our curriculum mainly focuses on value investing and long/short equity. Analysts will learn how to understand a company's business model, identify the key drivers of its stock price, and develop original variant views and theses.