High flying with Ashraf Hussein ’12 MA ’13

Ashraf Hussein, BA/MA '13
Ashraf Hussein ’12 MA ’13 spent the summer rising to the top of his field—literally. Hussein worked as an Investment Analyst Intern at Highfields Capital Management, which occupies the top floor of the John Hancock Tower, the tallest building in all of New England.
Hussein does equity research on a broad range of companies and industries for Highfields, and says that it has helped him understand the real world implications of what he’s learned in business school.
“It’s been really practical—I’d mastered the concepts at Brandeis IBS, but I’ve been able to come here and apply those theories, see how the investments world works, and learn from an experienced professionals”