Bryan Besecker, CFA, CAIA graduated from Villanova University in 2009. He has worked at BNY Mellon Investment Management in a variety of roles first in sales and  then on the research side. He is currently a VP Investment Strategist and has supported several Chief Economists and Strategists in distilling macroeconomic trends and market insights into implications for investing. His research has been used to help fund  sales, client relationships, marketing, product strategy, and  communications. After attempting to transition into venture capital, he has shifted to an entrepreneurial side project focused on edtech. His first idea was an alternative career resource marketplace and then pivoted to helping high school students with career exploration before college as he believes too many students are going to college when they are not ready then end up getting a bad return. He is proudly from Philadelphia and is a big fan of basketball, especially the Philadelphia 76ers and Villanova. You can read more about his edtech projects here.