Teach For America is proud to partner with Credit Suisse.

Joining Teach For America before pursuing a career in business will provide you with the management experience and skills that will help you have a greater impact in the business world. By committing two years to teach in a low-income community, you will have an unparalleled opportunity to assume tremendous responsibility—managing a classroom of students, setting ambitious goals, and inspiring your students to meet those goals. Through this experience, alumni say that they developed invaluable communication and time-management skills that are highly transferable to a career in business.

Giving back to the community is a key focus of our philanthropy model and an important part of our corporate culture. Like Teach For America, Credit Suisse recognizes that quality education for young people is crucial to our future success and that putting the best and brightest young leaders in to the classroom can have great impact. As a Teach For America alum interested in working at Credit Suisse, you are sure to find continued opportunities to leverage your leadership skills to serve and further benefit young people and society.

- Amy Hudson, Managing Director, Global Chief of Staff, Investment Banking Development

Partnership Overview

Credit Suisse offers a unique opportunity for Teach For America corps members and applicants who have confirmed their offers. Through this union, recently matriculated, as well as first-year corps members, are invited to interview for full-time positions in Investment Banking at Credit Suisse upon successful completion of the corps. Credit Suisse will mentor corps members who have accepted Credit Suisse offers to prepare them for positions in Investment Banking and ensure they are connected to the Credit Suisse community while in the classroom. Following a two-year Investment Banking Analyst program, hires may receive an offer to continue with their careers in Investment Banking at Credit Suisse or they may pursue opportunities outside of Credit Suisse.

Eligibility Requirements

• Candidates must confirm their Teach For America offer to be eligible to apply for full-time Credit Suisse positions as part of the deferral program. First year corps members are also eligible to apply.
• Eligibility is restricted to the Investment Banking Analyst Program for Credit Suisse’s New York and Chicago offices.
• Selected candidates must participate in the Credit Suisse interview process.
• Candidates must meet all of Teach For America's minimum application requirements.

If you have any questions regarding the Credit Suisse deferral program and partnership with Teach For America, please contact Laura Lombardi at laura.lombardi@credit-suisse.com.