My Summer Internship at PwC

This summer, interning with 普华永道 has been nothing short of life-changing. I have spent the past nine weeks collaborating with the Dallas Deal Valuations team to get a taste of the structure of working in this role. This program is incredibly well-developed, with plenty of events, resources, and individuals at our disposal.?

My local team held weekly presentations on tools, platforms, and processes to expand my technical knowledge. The national practice also led an independent case study, providing my peers and me with a chance to understand how to build out a comprehensive valuation model. I practiced screening comps, executing valuation approaches (DCF, GTM, and GPCM), supporting WACC rates (LTGR, SSP, beta, etc.), selecting multiples, making adjustments to TIC, and ultimately presenting my findings on a national call of deals professionals. I also had a hand in real client work, including researching, report building, QCing deliverables, analyzing data, and developing work papers, among other tasks.?

The daily support from my development team, Riley McKean, CPA and Maiana Maia , undoubtedly shaped this experience. Additionally, I had the privilege to work alongside and learn from?Chris Mowry,?Graham Whitworth,?Sierra Wallace Butler, CPA,?and?Gabriela Soares de Lima. I was incredibly inspired by the intelligence of these individuals and all the other professionals working in my field. I’m also extremely grateful to have received critical feedback and encouraging advice throughout the process.

Over the nine weeks, I loved attending Promotion Day at Texas Live! and a Rangers game at Globe Life Field, and I can't wait to wrap up this experience at Disney World in Orlando. It's hard to put into words just how incredible this opportunity has been, and I will truly carry the lessons I learned through this program for a lifetime. #UTDBSFIN #hireJSOM