UMass Alumni Panel presented by Silicon Valley Bank (SVB)

For nearly three decades, SVB Financial Group and its subsidiaries, including Silicon Valley Bank, have been dedicated to helping entrepreneurs succeed. SVB Financial Group is a financial holding company that serves companies in the technology, life science, cleantech, venture capital, private equity and premium wine industries. Offering diversified financial services through Silicon Valley Bank, SVB Analytics, SVB Capital, and SVB Private Bank, SVB Financial Group provides clients with commercial, investment, international and private banking services. The company also offers funds management, broker-dealer transactions and asset management, as well as the added value of its knowledge and networks worldwide. Headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif., SVB Financial Group (Nasdaq: SIVB) operates through 27 offices in the U.S. and international operations in China, India, Israel, Canada, Denmark, Germany and the United Kingdom. More information on the company can be found at www.svb.com. 

Join UMass alumni to find out more about how you can launch your career at Silicon Valley Bank!: 

Lydia Tsouridis ‘17 Political Science major. Lydia’s first job out of college was at Citizens Bank in Risk Management for about 2 years and she then joined SVB’s Associate Development Program in January 2020.  

Matt Kronrad ‘18 Isenberg graduate and former member of the Minutemen Fixed Income Fund. After successfully completing SVB’s Associate Development Program, Matt joined the Boston-based National Corporate Accounts group, one of SVB’s late-stage technology lending teams. 

Andrew Chalas ‘18 Isenberg graduate joined SVB’s Associate Development Program in January 2019. While in ADP, he had rotations in enterprise software, frontier technology, sponsor-led finance, LA, and Denver. After recently completing the program, Andrew joined SVB’s Product Strategy Consulting Team. 

Sandy Pelkowsky ‘19 Isenberg School of Management graduate with a BBA in Finance. Sandy joined SVB’s Associate Development Program in January 2020 and is currently supporting both the Boston and the Mid-Atlantic Southeast Medical Device Teams as well as the Philadelphia Credit Solutions Team.

Mike Bozicas ‘15 joined SVB in January 2016. After a few years in Boston, Mike moved to our New York office in 2018 and joined the Consumer Internet lending team.