The free program is designed for incoming college freshmen enrolled in two or four-year degree tracks at an accredited college or university. Program participants receive weekly text messages during their first year of college on a wide variety of topics, ranging from FAFSA information and available student resources to mid-term management and staying healthy on campus. Weekly messages focus on helping students navigate their first year on campus and improve their experience. First Year Forward Ambassadors staff the program, many of whom are Peer Forward Alumni.
Arthur “Art” J. Samberg serves as the owner of Hawkes Financial LLC, his family office, in New York, where he oversees investment ventures and the management of family funds. A member of several philanthropic boards, Art Samberg belongs to the national advisory board of Peer Forward, formerly known as College Summit. Peer Forward offers programs and resources that help students pursue opportunities in higher education, such as the First Year Forward program.
The free program is designed for incoming college freshmen enrolled in two or four-year degree tracks at an accredited college or university. Program participants receive weekly text messages during their first year of college on a wide variety of topics, ranging from FAFSA information and available student resources to mid-term management and staying healthy on campus. Weekly messages focus on helping students navigate their first year on campus and improve their experience. First Year Forward Ambassadors staff the program, many of whom are Peer Forward Alumni.
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![]() In 1986, Arthur (Art) J. Samberg founded Pequot Partners, which grew to be the biggest hedge fund in the world with $17 billion in 2000. He closed the firm in 2009 and founded Hawkes Financial, LLC, a family office in Katonah, New York. Art J. Samberg also contributes to his alma mater, the Columbia Business School, which offers an MBA program with a number of options for focused study. Columbia’s MBA program is grounded in a set of 10 core courses, most of which students take during their first year. Two of the courses, Financial Accounting and Corporate Finance, are full-term courses, while the remaining courses are half-term courses, including Managerial Statistics, Business Analytics, Strategy Formulation, Managerial Economics, and Global Economic Environment. Students also choose from a robust offering of electives, which range from Applied Value Investing and Impact Investing to Managerial Negotiations and Healthcare Industry in the 21st Century. The courses are taught by the school’s 150 full-time faculty members and more than 100 adjunct faculty, who are leaders in a diverse array of industries. Finally, students benefit from the school’s Career Management Center, which helps students as they search for internships and full-time employment. In addition to providing individual sessions with advisors to help students develop job search strategies, the center offers clinics and workshops featuring tactical advice for a successful job search. ![]() An accomplished investment professional with over four decades of experience, Arthur “Art” Samberg oversees the family office of Hawkes Financial, LLC, in Katonah, New York. Alongside his professional activities, Art J. Samberg dedicates his time and resources to a number of nonprofit groups. Recently, he was recognized by College Summit as a Lifetime Peer Leader. In its efforts to help young people attain academic and career success, College Summit oversees programs that recruit teams of peer leaders to guide students on their path to college and gainful employment. Through its PeerForward program, the organization partners with high schools across the country to identify and train 11th and 12th graders to be Peer Leaders and PeerForward Advisors. After they receive training at summer workshops, College Summit’s teams of Peer Leaders and PeerForward Advisors run in-school campaigns to help their classmates get to college. The three campaigns focus on college applications, financial aid, and career exploration. To help ensure the success of its Peer Leaders teams, College Summit provides several support tools, including materials to raise awareness about each campaign. The organization also maintains LinkForward.org, an online resource that features mobile apps and other tools to help students apply to and pay for college. ![]() An experienced investment professional, Arthur “Art” J. Samberg reached the peak of his profession through his work with hedge funds, becoming an industry icon in the process. Now managing his family office, Hawkes Financial, LLC, Art Samberg dedicates much of his time to philanthropic activities and is a supporter of PeerForward, a nationwide program that partners with schools to create internal student networks with the aim of encouraging more low-income students to apply to college. PeerForward provides extensive training to its Peer Leaders, who oversee PeerForward networks, helping them develop the skills required to create college-going cultures within their schools. In addition to operating summer workshops, during which PeerForward trains four high school seniors who go on to train a further four juniors, the organization provides continual coaching services, both on-site and via a range of media such as video conferences and emails. Further, PeerForward provides training for one professional in each of its schools to offer support to the school’s network, in addition to giving partner schools a range of materials and marketing literature to build awareness of the program and the importance of a college education. ![]() A longtime financial professional, Arthur “Art” J. Samberg studied aeronautics and astronautics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) prior to beginning his career in finance. Despite this change in career focus, Art Samberg maintained his passion for aeronautics and was the subject of an interview published in MIT’s 2015-2016 AeroAstro Annual, during which he discussed his passion for the subject and offered advice to current and prospective students. In the interview, he spoke about being inspired to enter the aeronautics field due to his father’s work as an electrician, coupled with witnessing the launch of Russia’s Sputnik in 1957. During his time at MIT, he relished in meeting extremely intelligent individuals and developed an interest in control systems. However, by his own admission he was an average student who struggled to gain a real feel for his work, despite having the ability to execute the related math. He also provided advice to high school and current AeroAstro students, drawing on his previous experience as an MIT educational counselor. In addition to reinforcing the need for strong scientific and mathematical skills, he told students to always follow their passions, regardless of where that may take them. ![]() Arthur “Art” Samberg is the principal and owner of Hawkes Financial LLC, his family office. Also an engaged philanthropist, Art J. Samberg is a member of the Jacob Burns Film Center (JBFC) board. Based in Pleasantville, New York, the JBFC is a cultural organization that strives to present high-quality cinema and establish film as a rich part of the community. The organization operates a five-screen theater that shows over 400 films annually to over 200,000 visitors. In addition to culture and fine arts, the center is engaged in educational programs through its Media Arts Lab. The Media Arts Lab is a freestanding 27,000-square-foot facility that hosts educational classes and events for all ages, as well as professional development courses. The lab includes a recording studio, workshops, a screening room, 16 editing spaces, an animation studio, and a soundstage. Committed to serving the community, offers scholarships for each of its courses and partners with many of the schools in Westchester County. More than 70 percent of students who participate in Media Arts Lab programs do so at no cost. ![]() The former chairman and CEO of Pequot Capital Management, Inc., a role he served in for a decade, Art J. Samberg is an investor and entrepreneur who currently owns Hawkes Financial, LLC. Through this New York-headquartered family office, he invests in the health care, technology, and alternative energy industries. A former student of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and chairman of the MIT Investment Management Company Board, Art Samberg, alongside his wife Rebecca, was honored with the creation of a new conference center in February 2016 following a donation to the school. Built as part of a renovation program that will reinvigorate the historic Morris and Sophie Chang Building, the Samberg Conference Center will feature a rooftop addition enclosed in glass, offering stunning views of the Boston skyline and Charles River. The center will act as a gathering point for members of the institute’s community and will mostly be used for special events, conferences, and meetings. ![]() The former founder, chairman and president of Pequot Capital Management, Inc., and the owner of Hawkes Financial LLC, Arthur (“Art”) J. Samberg oversees the family office’s venture capital offerings. An alumnus of Stanford University with an MS in aeronautics and astronautics and Columbia Business School with an MBA, Art J. Samberg serves on the Board of PeerForward, a program developed by College Summit, and was honored as a Lifetime Peer Leader by the organization in 2016. PeerForward trains and deploys Peer Leaders, who are high school students, with the aim of helping others prepare for college and understand the enrollment process. Peer Leaders are tasked with bringing their classmates together so they can realize their potential and begin working toward promising careers in the industries of their choosing. As part of the program, College Summit has developed partnerships with schools throughout the United States, using them to identify groups of students who others respect. These groups, typically comprised of four 12th graders, then undertake training programs held at participating college campuses to develop not only their own understanding of the admissions process, but also their leadership skills. From there, 12th graders train 11th graders who have also been selected by the PeerForward program while working alongside advisors on campus to plan campaigns for the year ahead. Split into three groups, these campaigns revolve around encouraging students to apply to at least three colleges, helping them file for financial aid as early as possible, and understand how academic achievement is connected to realizing life goals. |
AuthorArt J. Samberg, owner of Hawkes Financial LLC (his family office vehicle), was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of what was, at one point, the largest hedge fund in the world before he decided to venture into the family investment sector. Archives
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