Michael Colosi
Portfolio Management Associate
Capital One
Milestones
My road in life took a while to figure out.
Had a passion for numbers and analytical work that I found through math and science in high school.
Attend college expecting to major in sciences, but found that the jobs after school weren't for me.
Took classes in other majors looking for a spark and found a place in Finance that challenged me.
Got a job in the Finance sector doing basic corporate finance support.
Supported a team that was in affordable housing and loved their work and seeing what they do.
Applied for an entry level role that opened on the team to get into the affordable housing business.
Education
High School
Wharton High School
Wharton High School
Career
Portfolio Management Associate
I manage a portfolio of affordable housing loans and focus on process improvements.
Career Roadmap
My work combines:
My work combines:
Business
Technology
Learning / Being Challenged
Day to Day
Being able to accomplish several goals within one day across multiple areas of he job. This could be completing annual reviews on some properties and ensuring they are able to maintain the goal of providing affordable housing or working towards process improvements within my broader team. It's most rewarding when a process improvement has been completed and can be presented to the team and receive feedback.
Advice for Getting Started
Here's the first step for professionals
Dont be afraid to take an entry level position as the affordable housing and real estate businesses have a lot of complexity. You cant expect to know everything walking in without a background in the field. The position will provide more education that you could possibly ask for so be ready to learn!
Recommended Education
My career is related to what I studied. I'd recommend the path I took:
Hurdles
The Noise I Shed
From Peers:
"Affordable Housing doesn't really help and is a dead-end business wasting money."
