Annual Sponsors
WAVE is actively collaborating on several fronts with Associations that support its members, and the private equity and venture capital industry to deliver expanded value.
The Association of Asian American Investment Managers
Founded in 2006, The Association of Asian American Investment Managers (AAAIM) is a national non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) in the field of investment management. Challenged with a lack of diverse executive leadership, AAAIM supports those trying to grow their careers by providing a forum for professionals in the industry to meet, network and create business opportunities.
ACG New York, Inc. is the premier association in New York for middle market dealmaking professionals: private capital providers (both equity and debt), M&A advisors, corporate executives, accountants, attorneys and other related service providers. The New York affiliate of the Association for Corporate Growth, ACG New York, hosts more
than 60 events a year attended annually by over 7,500 professionals.
The ACG NY Women of Leadership (WOL) Network was founded in 2008. While embracing and maintaining the principles and goals of ACG Global and the NY Chapter, WOL specifically focuses on facilitating connections between women leaders in the deal-making community so that they can share experiences, needs, contacts and overall, help one another succeed. WOL is dedicated to providing women leaders with programming that is actionable and applicable to their position within a predominately male organization and financial community. Click here to join the ACG NY mailing list.
About the CAIA Association
The CAIA Association is a global professional credentialing body dedicated to creating greater alignment, transparency, and knowledge for all investors, with a specific emphasis on alternative investments. A Member-driven organization representing professionals in more than 100 countries, CAIA Association advocates for the highest ethical standards. The organization provides unbiased insight on a broad range of investment strategies and industry issues, key among them being efforts to bring greater diversification to portfolio construction decisions to achieve better long-term investor outcomes. To learn more about the CAIA Association and how to become part of the organization’s mission, please visit https://caia.org/.
CHARTERED ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT ANALYST (CAIA) designation: CAIA® is the globally-recognized credential for professionals managing, analyzing, distributing, or regulating alternative investments.Â
CAIA Curriculum
The Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst program provides a broad-based curriculum in alternative investments. The program covers the main areas of hedge funds, managed futures, commodities, real assets, private equity, and structured products.
Members of WAVE are entitled to the Association Partner Discount of 10% off the exam session registration fee. To access the discount, members can:
Contact CAIA's Discount email address  discount@caia.org
OR
Use the link to our Association Partner Discount page, that contains the instructions for requesting an Association Partner discount
CAIA Exams:Â Both CAIA exams are held semi-annually in March and September at testing centers worldwide.
Process for registration for on-line proctored exam: Registrants will be given the option to opt-in to an online proctored exam and, if this selection is made, will be sent information for technical requirements and scheduling.
EXPONENTÂ RAISES WOMEN DEALMAKERS to a new power by providing access to an existing ecosystem that delivers meaningful interactions and actionable content. Â We unite one of the largest collectives of senior women dealmakers, creating a trusted network where impactful decisions are made. Because our network asked for it, we now offer membership for those dealmakers who want to stay connected to the sources, capital, PE and trends affecting their industry.
Kayo Conference Series
WAVE is proud to partner with Kayo Conference Series. Register for events:
Mergers & Acquisitions
Mergers & Acquisitions covers all aspects of middle-market dealmaking, including identifying acquisition targets, negotiating transactions, performing due diligence, and closing deals. Its website, themiddlemarket.com, is continuously updated, providing real-time analysis of news and trends in M&A. The monthly magazine features in-depth explorations of the topics that matter most to transaction professionals. Check out our recent coverage of women in private equity, including our annual Most Influential Women in Mid-Market M&A, here. Members of WAVE are eligible for special pricing. Subscribe today!
Rock The Street, Wall Street (RTSWS) is a financial and investment literacy program designed to spark the interest of a diverse population of high school girls into careers in finance.
RTSWS serves a dual mission: 1) equip young women with tools for financial security to serve them in their futures, and 2) address the vast gender gap in the financial services industry by filling up the talent pipeline to include more diverse females.
RTSWS is a Project Based Learning (PBL), academic year-long program facilitated 100% by female financial professionals with 4 components:
1) Financial & Investment Literacy Workshops (Fall)
2) Wall Street Experience Field Trip (Fall)
3) Mentoring (Spring)
4) Job Board & Alumnae Connections
RTSWS is moving girls forward in the field of finance by building cohorts of women who see the industry, are financially literate and independent. If we change WHO we invest in, we change WHAT we invest in.