Every interest. Every ambition.
Williams College. The world.Learn to find answers that move things forward.
Your interests can take you anywhere. At Ubuntu, build the skills to follow them. Research real questions for African startups, connect with people across markets and learn to turn information into a clear next step.
Whatever career you choose, knowing how to find the right answer gives you a place to start.
Where members have gone
Our members take their curiosity into different fields. These are some of the firms and programs that have been part of their journeys.
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Firms and programmes that hired or admitted members of the desk. None is affiliated with Ubuntu Advisory Group.
What you take with you
You do not need your career figured out. Finance, technology, policy, consulting, entrepreneurship and every field beyond them need people who can find useful information, think it through and explain what matters.
Learn who to contact, how to start the conversation and which questions lead to insight you cannot get from a search bar.
Separate useful evidence from noise. Compare sources, test assumptions and prioritize the information that could change a decision.
Look closely at customers, competitors and the context around a business. Learn what drives demand and where the unanswered questions are.
Bring your findings together, weigh the tradeoffs and make a recommendation. Learn to explain both what you know and what you still need to find out.
Write with purpose, lead thoughtful conversations and present an argument people can follow. Make complex information useful to someone else.
Build relationships across borders through curiosity and useful work. Connect with people whose experience and perspectives expand your own.
A way of thinking you can take into whatever comes next.
Start building your skillsBeyond the classroom
Real questions. Real companies.
A founder has a question. Your team helps find the answer.
Explore a new market. Understand a customer. Help a company see its next move. Speak to people close to the problem and build research someone can use.
Leave with work you can talk about, perspectives beyond your own and a team that helps you grow.
Meet the people behind the workResearch across African markets
The people. The possibilities.
Member spotlight / 01
One member. A world of possibility.
A project team at Williams.
A summer working in Rwanda.
A new chapter in investment banking.
William joined Ubuntu and began doing research for a project team. The summer after his freshman year, he went to Rwanda to intern with FIXA, one of our partner companies.
At FIXA, he worked on technology helping transform opportunities for the blue-collar workforce. The experience took him beyond campus and into work with a direct connection to people's livelihoods.
Taking those skills further
Now an incoming Investment Banking Summer Analyst at Morgan Stanley in its Healthcare practice, William is taking those research skills into a new field.
One story.
So many possibilities.
Other Ubuntu members have incredible stories of their own. William's is one of the many paths our members take, each shaped by different interests and ambitions.
Meet the people writing their next chapterCurrent members
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Start building the skills.
You do not need to know exactly where you are going. Bring your curiosity, take on real research and find out what you can do.
Every career interest welcome.Applications close September 25 at 12:00 PM ET. Your application must reach us before the deadline.
No CV and no experience needed. Two to eight hours a week. Bring an open mind and a willingness to learn.
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