GAIN Alumni Programme

The GAIN Alumni programme exists to support young women and non-binary professionals early on in their investment management careers. Through the community we also aim to encourage those who have been through GAIN programmes to give back to the next generation.

Who counts as an Alumni?

Our Alumni are women or non-binary individuals that have graduated from university and have started, or are actively looking to start, a career within the investment management industry.

You also must have completed at least one GAIN Programme (GAIN Investment Insight Programme or GAIN Empower Investment Internship Programme).

If you’re actively looking to start a career within the investment management industry, check out our jobs board.

Benefits of joining the Alumni community

There are so many reasons to join the Alumni programme, including:

  • Grow your professional network with:

    • access to networking events with the wider GAIN volunteer network (representatives from all levels & all roles across the investment industry)

    • access to GAIN sponsor (investment firm) hosted alumni events throughout the year

    • signposting to other opportunities eg. Diversity Project Pathway Programme

  • Opportunities for personal & professional development

  • Selected alumni invited to join GAIN Alumni & Student Advisory Board

GAIN Alumni also get the opportunity to be recognised at the GAIN annual awards. If you’ve completed at least one programme and are still involved with GAIN, actively giving back to other students, you could be in with a shout.

What does GAIN need from you?

Part of the programme is about encouraging you GAIN Alumni to give back to the next generation. We ask that you:

  • Contact your old school and offer to deliver a GAIN school talk

  • Contact your old university and offer to join a society event

  • Get involved with fundraising for GAIN e.g. through GAIN Giving Month

  • Complete the GAIN Alumni survey

Join the GAIN Programme Alumni LinkedIn group to connect with other Alumni, share challenges & opportunities and speak about the things that matter to you.

  • GAIN have successfully placed over 360 students into investment internships. Of those many have gone on to work in the investment industry, or are actively searching for roles and they are all eligible to be part of the network.

  • Yes, GAIN alumni outside of London can get involved with our regional networks. We've recently launched networks in Scotland and Yorkshire, joined the LinkedIn groups for regional events and networking.

  • As long as you're actively looking for a role in investment management you can still be part of the GAIN alumni network. Visit our jobs board for the latest opportunities.

  • Many of the UK's top investment firms advertise roles on the GAIN jobs board, click the link for the latest opportunities. We also provide valuable resources to help you find a job such as our CV clinic and internship webinars.

  • Our focus is on buy-side firms (firms that purchase securities) such as asset managers, hedge funds, pension funds, private equity firms and venture capital firms.

  • No, GAIN's focus is on the buy-side.

  • It isn't mandatory but it is strongly encouraged. We ask that within your first year of being an alumni you get involved with fundraising for GAIN e.g. through GAIN Giving Month, contact your old school and offer to deliver a GAIN school talk and contact your old university and offer to join a society event.