About Us — The University of Chicago Financial Journal

Our Mission

The University of Chicago Financial Journal

The UChicago Financial Journal is a student-run publication founded in 2023 to make finance understandable, relevant, and engaging for students across the University of Chicago. Open to all years and majors, the Journal gives students the chance to research, analyze, and publish original work on real financial questions.

Through argumentative essays, research-driven commentary, and timely analysis across areas like technology, political economy, markets, and campus- and Chicago-level financial news, our goal is twofold: to develop student talent — improving clarity, argumentation, and technical fluency — and to inform our campus by delivering accessible, high-quality perspectives on the forces shaping markets, policy, and daily life.

The Journal exists to lower the barrier to "speaking finance" — because understanding why companies move, why rates matter, or why elections move currencies shouldn't just belong to people recruiting for banking. It should be part of being an informed student here.

What We Do

Three Core Goals

Everything we publish serves one of three purposes.

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Research & Publish

We give students the platform and editorial support to research, draft, and publish original financial analysis — covering everything from equity valuations to macroeconomic policy.

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Develop Student Talent

Members work in coverage groups that function like mini research teams, tracking a specific industry or theme over time — building conviction, analytical clarity, and the ability to communicate finance in plain English.

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Inform Campus

We deliver accessible, high-quality perspectives on the forces shaping markets, policy, and daily life — making financial literacy a part of campus culture, not just a recruiting tool.

How We're Organized

Coverage Groups

The Journal operates coverage groups that function like mini research teams. Each group tracks a specific industry or theme, monitors earnings, regulation, and macro drivers, and produces ongoing briefings and deeper pieces.

By following an industry over time instead of writing one-off assignments, members learn to think like analysts — building conviction and communicating finance with precision.

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Markets

Equities, fixed income, commodities, and macro trends driving global financial markets.

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Technology

Fintech, AI in finance, digital assets, and technology's structural impact on the economy.

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Political Economy

Fiscal policy, trade, geopolitics, regulatory analysis, and the intersection of power and capital.

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Finance & Innovation

Emerging financial tools, healthcare economics, quantitative methods, and capital markets at the frontier.

The People Behind the Journal

Our Team

Board members, editors, and writers from across the University of Chicago.

Founders

Ana Barcinski

Founder

Owen Humphries

Founder

Mauricio Malavenda

Founder

Leadership

Mateo Castaneda

Deputy Editor

Yoav Rosenthal

Deputy Editor

Sophia Paesano

Deputy Editor

Writers

Armaan Gill

Ely Hamani

Emily Sensenich

Rose Shulman-Garcia

Antonio Macedo

Jack De Picciotto

Thibaud Dubois-Denis

Zoe McDonald

Sam Cohn

Fabricio Grillo

Nathaniel Kelley

Percy Stillman

Tomas Kay

Taran Kamat

Indira Naylor

Get Involved

Join the Journal

We welcome writers, researchers, and editors from all years and majors. No prior finance experience required — just curiosity and a commitment to rigorous thinking.

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Write

Pitch and publish original articles, commentary, and analysis across our four coverage areas.

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Research

Join a coverage group and follow an industry over time — building real analytical depth and conviction.

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Edit

Help shape articles from pitch to publication, developing your editorial voice and financial communication skills.