Jessica Cerkovnik

Jessica Cerkovnik was a Consultant for the Snider Consulting Group and she joined in the Fall of 2022 as a member of Cohort 5.

Jessica pursued a BS in Information Systems and Operations Management & Business Analytics. She is a Girls Who Invest Alumna, a previous Deloitte and Morgan Stanley Summer Intern, and a previous Stamp Student Union Employee. She is a previous member of the Finance Fellows Program and Business Society and Economy Scholars Program as a Scholar, Peer Mentor, and Board Engagement Chair. She is also a previous member of the Women in Finance Mentorship Program, Consult Your Community Group, and Women in Business Association.

Jessica’s areas of expertise include research, data analytics, AI, financial modeling, and financial analysis. She has adapted these skills through past internships, professional experiences, and academic work.

Jessica was a past VP of Administration and a Research Associate within the Smith Investment Fund where she gained valuable skills in financial modeling, valuation, and company pitching. She has also competed in three case competitions (2 consulting and 1 investment banking). At UMD, Jessica enjoyed playing intramural volleyball, soccer, basketball, and pickleball and going to all types of group fitness classes.

Previously, Jessica interned with the Do Good Institute where she worked to support various data analysis and benchmarking projects to assess fundraising, marketing efforts, and giving trends at this social impact organization. At Morgan Stanley, she performed in-depth Excel-based investment underwriting for multi-million-dollar real estate transactions. She built and optimized real estate acquisition models to price deals and worked 450+ hours over a 7-week period. At Deloitte, Jessica gained experience within Artificial Intelligence, Compliance & Operational Risk, the Mortgage Industry and Project Management.