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Career Chat Series – Careers in Asset Management: Research at the Institutional Level (Noe - Los Angeles)

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Twelfth Annual Golf Tournament (Friendly Hills Country Club)

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2025 Santa Barbara Dolphin Cruise (Santa Barbara)

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Society Announcements

2025-2026 Board of Governors

Terms begin September 1, 2025

The following slate of candidates for officers and members of the Board of Governors were elected for fiscal year 2025-2026

President – Steven Wang, CFA Vice President – Dagney Maseda, CFA Treasurer – Scott Laudeman, CFA Secretary – Julia Bonafede, CFA Immediate Past President – Mariya Entina, CFA Kwadwo Osei, CFA, CPA (2-year term expiring 2027) Oren Cabir, CFA (3-year term expiring 2028) Jason Sampas, CPA, ESQ (3-year term expiring 2028) John DeFonso, CFA (3-year term expiring 2027)** Mary Machado-Schammel (3-year term expiring 2026)** Geoff Schneider, CFA (3-year term expiring 2026)** **Returning Governors not up for reelection

CFA Institute Research Challenge in Los Angeles 2025

Congratulations California State University, Fullerton for winning first place at this year's Institute Research Challenge in Los Angeles. They have since advanced from the sub-regional level and will be competing in the Regional Semifinals on April 8th.

Pictured: CSUF student team members Nirvan Chitnis, Luke Knudson, Dylan Nguyen, Kishan Patel, and Trisha Truong with faculty advisor Kelly Ko, CFA and mentor Derek Derman, CFA

Thank you for a wonderful 2024!

The CFA Society Los Angeles 2024 retrospective video is here, featuring some of our favorite moments from last year. Congratulations to our new CFA Charterholders!

Become a Sponsor

Interested in becoming a Sponsor? Email Chief Executive Officer, Laura Carney (Laura@cfala.org) for our new sponsor packet on Annual and Signature Sponsorship Opportunities for this coming year.

Please note that sponsorship payments and membership dues made to CFA Society Los Angeles are not considered charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes. Therefore, these payments do not qualify for a tax deduction as a charitable donation under IRS rules. We recommend that you consult your tax advisor regarding the deductibility of these expenses as a business expense or for other tax considerations.