Joe Schmidt IV

When I was five years old I had three dreams: go to the park with Dad, go to Baskin Robbins and play football for Notre Dame. I was able to live my dream and attend the number one business school in America where I realized my passion for pursuing a career in business.

Unique Opportunity

The time I spent in NDIGI's classes, and more broadly with the Notre Dame Investment team, was the highlight of my experience at Notre Dame. Global Portfolio Management (GPM) provided an extremely rare and unique insight into both how the best money managers in the world think and act. I was originally drawn to GPM because I wanted to have a greater understanding of investment management and how certain people are able to excel. What I learned is that there is no specific set of skills and that everyone has their own unique path to success. The class was a much more holistic experience that exposed me to the idea and benefits of compounding knowledge and learning over the long term. There was no class, experience, trip, or seminar that was more valuable to my overall development than Global Portfolio Management.