About Us

Our Mission

Wall Street Prep was established by investment bankers to prepare and enhance the competitive profile of students who seek a career within the financial services industry. Our program is used by thousands of undergraduate students, MBAs, investment bankers, and other finance professionals, and is designed to deliver the financial skill set that will give you a competitve edge as you pursue your career. Click to view our client list and read client testimonials.

Principals

Matan Feldman, Chief Executive Officer
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Matan has served in several capacities on Wall Street - first as an Analyst in Chase Manhattan Bank's Mergers & Acquisitions Group in New York, and most recently as an Associate within JP Morgan's Equity Research Group, covering Food & Drug Retail Equities. Prior to Wall Street, Matan worked at Lehman Brothers in London and Liberty Mutual in Boston. Matan holds a Series 7 and 63 license and is currently a candidate for CFA certification. Matan received an MA in Economics with Honors from Boston University.

Arkady Libman. Chief Operating Officer
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Prior to joining Wall Street Prep Inc., Arkady was an Associate within the Energy & Natural Resources of the Equity Research Group at Friedman, Billings, Ramsey & Co., Inc. (FBRC), covering Integrated Oils & Independent Refiners Equities. Prior to joining FBRC in October 2001, Arkady was an Investment Banking Analyst within J.P. Morgan Chase's Global Oil & Gas Group, where he was involved in a number of complex transactions, involving hostile takeovers, recapitalizations, and cross-border Mergers & Acquisitions. Prior to JP Morgan, Arkady held internships at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, in the Asset Management Division at Morgan Stanley (Boston), and in the Emerging Markets IBD at Deutsche Bank (London). Arkady completed coursework at the London School of Economics and graduated with Honors from Bowdoin College with a BA in Economics.

Frank Donovan, EVP, Corporate Sales and Business Development
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Frank Donovan directs corporate sales, marketing and business development efforts for Wall Street Prep. He brings over twenty years of sales and management experience to the firm, including a fifteen year established track record of delivering sustained customer and revenue growth to the position. Prior to joining WSP, Frank was Director of Sales at Varden Technologies, selling directly to the investment management and financial services markets. He also held sales leadership roles at Boston-based technology startups Exivity, Inc., DYS Analytics, and NewsEdge Corporation, working extensively with leading consulting and financial services firms. He began his career as a Financial Analyst for Digital Equipment Corporation. Frank received his B.S. in Economics from The Wharton School, at the University of Pennsylvania.

Ziv Feldman, EVP, E-Learning Program Development
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Prior to joining Wall Street Prep, Ziv worked for Merrill Lynch in the company's Real Estate Investment Banking Group in New York as an intern and subsequently as an analyst. Ziv graduated with Honors from Cornell University with a BA in Economics and Mathematics. Prior to graduating, Ziv held internships at Merrill Lynch and MetLife. In addition, Ziv holds a Massachusetts Educator License.

Jesse Milligan, Senior Instructor
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Prior to joining Wall Street Prep, Jesse was an Investment Banking Analyst within the General Industrials Group at Jefferies & Co. where he was involved in a range of diverse transactions that included project finance, M&A, and capital raising across a range of industries including alternative energy, steel, automotive, plastics and packaging, railroad, and capital goods. Prior to Jefferies, Jesse worked as an Investment Banking Analyst at Brown, Gibbons, Lang & Co. Jesse graduated from Harvard College with a BA in Economics.

Brad Barlow, Senior Instructor
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Prior to joining Wall Street Prep, Brad was an Investment Banking Associate within the Financial Institutions Group (FIG) at UBS Investment Bank, where he was involved in a range of diverse transactions that included restructuring, capital raising and M&A for a variety of banks, insurance companies and specialty finance firms.  He was one of FIG’s two primary coverage associates for large and mid-cap U.S. regional banks and headed up the group’s internal training program for incoming junior bankers.  Prior to UBS, Brad served for over 5 years as an intelligence officer in the U.S. Air Force, where he headed a variety of overseas deployments and training programs.  Brad received an MBA from Gonzaga University and graduated with a BS in Military History from the U.S. Air Force Academy.

Professor Bala K. R. Balachandran, Senior Advisor
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Professor Balachandran is Professor of Accounting and Operations Management at New York University, Stern School of Business and the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Accounting Auditing and Finance. He earned his M. S. in Industrial Engineering and Ph.D. in Operations Research from the University of California-Berkeley and the Certificate in Management Accounting. He has served as a faculty of the University of Wisconsin and Georgia Institute of Technology and as a visiting professor of Management Control and Performance Measurement at SDA Bocconi University, Italy and International University of Japan. Professor Balachandran has written and published over 65 articles in leading academic journals of Economics, Accounting and Management Science. He is on the editorial boards of several journals and has refereed for numerous journals and research funding agencies.