Careers After the Uniform | Finance

Join the Association of Graduates and Air Force Academy Foundation on Oct 27th to hear from 4 USAFA Graduates as they discuss their leap into the world of finance. The panelists will provide insight into their journeys from cadets to Air Force officers and now with civilian careers in finance.

The Panelists:

Host--Lt Col (Ret) Robert "Bobby" Wolfe '99

Mr. Wolfe is a Director in Houlihan Lokey's Technology, Media, and Telecom Group. He has experience in more than $17 billion worth of transaction value and has garnered industry accolades, including multiple "Deal of the Year Awards" from the industry's most discerning professional organizations for his dedication to client service and industry-defining transactions. Mr. Wolfe began his investment banking career with Morgan Stanley in Silicon Valley. Following his graduation from USAFA in 1999, he accumulated over 2,300 flying hours, including 189 combat hours throughout his Air Force career. Mr. Wolfe has an M.A. from the University of Oklahoma and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

JP Joyce '08

Mr. Joyce graduated from USAFA with a BS in Foreign Area Studies. During his time in the Air Force as a KC-10 pilot, he accumulated over 200 combat missions in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Libya, Yemen and the Horn of Africa.  He earned his MBA from the University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business.  After his time in the USAF, Mr. Joyce became an Investment Banking Associate at Vaquero Capital.  He's currently a Technology Investment Banking Associate at JP Morgan.

Ginny Galbraith '13

Ms. Galbraith is an Investment Banking Associate in the Global Industrials Group at Bank of America in New York City. Following her graduation from USAFA, she served as a financial management and cost analysis officer for 7 years, stationed at RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom, Wright Patterson AFB and Los Angeles AFB. She also deployed in support of the Joint Special Operations Air Component. Ms. Galbraith has a Master of Science degree in Cost Analysis from the Air Force Institute of Technology and an MBA from Indiana University Kelley School of Business.

Mr. Everette Richardson '14

Mr. Richardson is currently an Investment Banking Associate with Goldman Sachs. Prior to Goldman Sachs, Mr. Richardson was a Fellow at the Robert Toigo Foundation and at the Management for Leadership for Tomorrow.  His USAF career included program management and was deployed as the Aide de Camp to the Combined Security Transition Command--Afghanistan Deputy Commanding General. Mr. Richardson graduated from USAFA with a BS in Philosophy and Religious Studies. He also has an MA in Philosophy from Loyola Marymount University and an MBA from The Wharton School.  Mr. Richardson is a 2020 Association of Graduates' Young Alumni Excellence Award winner.