Chris Yoshida ‘00
Major: Economics, minor in Geography
Profession: Analyst at Goldman, Sachs, & Co.
Hometown: New York, NY

Even before he came to St. Lawrence, Chris knew that he wanted to work on Wall Street. At St. Lawrence he studied economics and was president of the Thelomathesian Society (student government). His economics classes with professors Alison Del Rossi and Brian Chezum helped him to find a realistic approach to Wall Street and theoretical economics. Then, during the summer between his junior and senior years, he was able to pursue his dream of working in the financial world through an internship with St. Lawrence trustee Jay Ireland ’77 at GE Capital in Stamford, CT. During his internship, he developed his friendship with the members of the Board of Trustees with whom he had worked closely as Thelmo president. He eventually met Donna Winston ’85, who was in charge of recruiting at Goldman, Sachs, & Co. Chris was offered a position and joined the company after graduation.
Networking was important in Chris’s career search, and he returns the favor by networking with current St. Lawrence students. Gary Godshaw ’02 did an internship with Chris’s firm and after graduation was offered a job; Breanne Malloy ’03 also interned at Goldman, Sachs, & Co. over the summer of 2002.