Hamdael Eslaquit

Biography

Hamdael Eslaquit, from Lorton, Virginia, is a third-year Echols scholar studying Finance. Hamdael envisions a world where capital is a tool for equity and inclusion, directed towards communities historically excluded from financial-decision making. At UVA, he is the President of the One Generation Network at McIntire, a community dedicated to supporting and empowering first-generation students interested in business. He also serves as the Head of Investment Committee for BlackFin Investment Group, student representative on UVIMCO's Advisory Committee on Investor Responsibility, and President Jim Ryan's Student Advisory Council. This summer he is working as an Investment Analyst at UVIMCO and will work at Bank of America as an Investment Banking Analyst next summer.