Jeff Winter ’07

Since graduating, Jeff Winter ’07 has been working as a fixed income research analyst at Allstate Investments LLC in Northbrook, Ill., a subsidiary of the Fortune 100 company Allstate Insurance.  He said that while he needed to learn additional skills specific to his job, his Cornell education gave him a solid foundation for success in the industry.

Winter was one of the first two Cornell students to participate in an internship through the Berry Center for Economics, Business, and Public Policy in the summer of 2006. He also returned to campus earlier this year to speak with students about early careers in the business world.

This year Winter was asked to be the sponsor for the Senior Class Challenge and he jumped at the opportunity to be the youngest alum ever to sponsor the senior challenge. He’s matching the senior gift up to $10,000.

“I believe the success I have had early on in my career is directly attributable to the education I received while at Cornell,” he says, “and I viewed the Senior Class Challenge as a means to express my gratitude.  It is my hope that my participation will encourage other young alumni, and future young alumni, to consider the importance of giving back to the institution that has created so many extraordinary opportunities.”