Students on the Blog: Site Visit to Cantor Fitzgerald
By Kasturi Das (MS Finance '17) Cantor Fitzgerald is hailed as one of the biggest comebacks on Wall Street in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The firm had occupied the top five floors of the World Trade Center Tower 1 when the hijacked plane collided with the tower, killing 658 of the firm’s employees. A solid example of resilience, Cantor fought its way back despite losing more than two thirds of its people. Today, it is bigger and more diversified than before with its reach in all spheres of investment banking, private equity and even real estate. The Zicklin Investment Club, in collaboration with the Zicklin GCMC and the University of Hartford, were invited to an office visit to Cantor Fitzgerald’s office located at 499 Park Avenue on October 30. I was fortunate to be a part of the group of MBA and MS students. The day started off in the meeting room to chat with Crystal Cox, a Baruch alumna and Cantor recruiter, about the dos and don’ts of the