Love Patel

Love Patel has a diverse work experience in the finance industry. They started as a Tutor at AAAC at the University of Kansas, helping students improve their understanding of Calculus-1. Love then worked as a Peer Educator at Student Money Management Services, where they assisted students with setting financial goals, budgeting, and improving credit history. They also advocated for financial literacy through designing new programs and representing the office to obtain funding.

Love later joined The University of Kansas School of Business as a Teaching Assistant, supporting the professor in the development and grading of quizzes and exams for the Statistics course. They also led discussions and provided additional assistance to students.

After that, Love worked as an Intern at Arvest Bank, analyzing financial statements and participating in investment and lending committee meetings. They also reviewed loan memos and supporting documents for lending and lines of credit.

Love then joined Arvest Bank again as an Analyst, where they worked with commercial and consumer banking teams to create financial statements and identify inefficiencies. They also led the development of fintech and new products to increase loan volume and customer base.

Next, Love joined Equity Bank, N.A. as an Investment Banking Summer Analyst, assisting in closing deals and preparing a pharmaceutical volatility report for clients.

Currently, Love is an Investment Banking Analyst at Canaccord Genuity Group Inc.

Love Patel completed a Master of Science (MS) degree in Finance at Vanderbilt University - Owen Graduate School of Management from 2022 to 2023. Prior to that, Love Patel obtained a Bachelor's degree in Finance and Business Analytics from The University of Kansas, which was completed from 2017 to 2021. Love Patel also holds various additional certifications, including the Series 79 certification from FINRA obtained in July 2023, the Series 63 certification from NASAA obtained in March 2023, the Securities Industry Essentials (SIE) certification from FINRA obtained in February 2023, the Accounting & Financial Statement Analysis certification from Wall Street Prep obtained in December 2022, the Analyzing Financial Reports certification from Wall Street Prep obtained in December 2022, the Financial Statement Analysis certification from Training The Street obtained in August 2022, the Leveraged Buyout Modeling certification from Training The Street obtained in August 2022, the M&A Modelling certification from Training The Street obtained in August 2022, and the Bloomberg Market Certification from Bloomberg LP obtained in February 2020.