James Clausing

EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS

University of Illinois Chicago, Liautaud Graduate School Chicago, IL Master of Business Administration – Concentration in Management January 2022-December 2022 • 3.8 Overall GPA out of 4.0 

Indiana University Bloomington, Kelley School of Business Direct Admit Bloomington, IN Bachelor of Science in Business August 2014-May 2018 • Major: Finance Minor: Political Science

 Professional Licenses & Recognition • FINRA: Securities Industry Essentials, Series 7, and Series 66 Licenses • 

Fidelity Investments: 3 Separate Excellence in Action Awards Q4 2019, Q2 2020 and Q1 2021 o Quarterly award given to one team member from each branch for best representing the company values and dedication to customer service 

EXPERIENCE 

Fidelity Investments Chicago, IL Relationship Manager January 2021-December 2021 • Led the customer support team for two advisors’ books of business, consisting of roughly 350 clients with over $5 billion in total assets at Fidelity, utilizing Salesforce to manage these relationships • Built and retained long-term client relationships by being the main point of contact for proactive and reactive communication with clients for both of my advisor teams • Assisted clients by scheduling advisor planning appointments, ran appointments for in-book clients assisting with their account service needs, and identified any uncovered financial opportunities 

Financial Representative May 2019-January 2021 • Assisted walk-in clients in a fast-paced environment, by assessing their needs and identifying solutions • Ensured our office was up to date on compliance protocols; also handled all supply orders and office operations, such as opening and closing the branch • Identified and distributed over 300 leads to associates to continue to grow and maintain business 

AXA Advisors Oak Brook, IL Financial Professional June 2018-February 2019 • Passed the Series 7 and 66 exams, while acquiring clients and developing a book of business • Assisted public educators in over 40 schools with their pension and 403b retirement plan needs 

Hall Prangle and Schoonveld LLC Chicago, IL Accounting and Administrative Intern Summer 2017 • Prepared monthly client billing data for company attorneys through Juris financial management software • Reviewed and verified expense reimbursement requests for all Chicagoland attorneys

 Aon Chicago, IL Aon Benfield Risk Advisory Intern Summer 2016 • Assisted a manager in developing and implementing comprehensive risk management, insurance, and worker’s compensation strategies for clients • Presented a weekly report to analysts and brokers on catastrophe modeling and risk management

Finance Industry experience, see attached resume.

MBA Graduate concentration in Management - University of Illinois Chicago

Bachelor's degree in business with a Finance major and Political Science minor - Indiana University, Kelley School of Business