Amiyr Jackson
Oaktree Capital Management
Los Angeles, CA USA
"The traditional route won't work for everyone."
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Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Advice for getting started
If you want to get into private equity or investing, it's important to build the technical skills, pursue an investing-focused internship or entry-level role, network actively, and prioritize places that will train and mentor you well rather than just focusing on pay or prestige.
Here's the path I took:
High School
Bachelor's Degree
Economics, Finance
The Wharton School
Life & Career Milestones
My path in life has been direct
1.
I went to the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, thinking I’d become an investment banker or consultant.
2.
A real estate finance class introduced me to a path I really enjoyed and I used my network to land a real estate private equity internship.
3.
I asked a mentor how to build a career like his, took his advice, and started in asset management to learn the operational side of real estate.
4.
I moved across the country to Los Angeles, California, to join Bellwether’s first analyst class, choosing the opportunity to learn and grow over pay or prestige.
5.
Knowing I ultimately wanted to be an investor, I made the leap from asset management into acquisitions and began building my equity investing experience.
6.
I continued growing as an investor at Artemis Real Estate Partners, where I spent three years expanding my experience in real estate acquisitions.
7.
I joined Oaktree Capital to focus on real estate debt investing, giving me experience across asset management, equity investing, and credit.
8.
Alongside my investing career, I’ve made time to mentor low-income students and help create opportunities for people of color coming up behind me.
Defining Moments
How I responded to discouragement
THE NOISE
Messages from Peers:
You shouldn't take that job. It's not prestigious or high-paying enough.
How I responded:
After college, I took a job offer that my classmates made fun of me for. The salary was lower than expected, the company wasn’t well known, and it took me to Los Angeles instead of the typical “New York or bust” route. But I was focusing on the best opportunity for me, rather than pay, location, or prestige. Each time I moved in my career, I chose the best opportunity for me, even if it was a less traditional path. The traditional route won’t work for everyone—you have to follow your own path.