Cashen Crowe

PRESIDENT

From Franklin, Tennessee, Cashen is a junior majoring in Finance. He completed the TCMS Academy in Spring 2025 and has gained experience in investment banking and investment research through internships with XLCS Partners and Deep Knowledge Investing. Cashen currently serves as a Junior Bloomberg Analyst in the Masters Investment Learning Center and as a McClain Torch Fund Manager. He is also an officer in the Tennessee Investment Group and a member of the Chancellor’s Honors Program. In Summer 2027, Cashen will join Lazard’s Technology & Industrial Software M&A team in Charlotte, NC, as a Summer Analyst.

Scotty Brown — President of Volunteer Capital; Senior Advisor

Scotty Brown, from Signal Mountain, Tennessee, is a Senior Finance major. He joined TCMS in 2024 and previously served as President of TCMS. He has completed internships in finance and government, including as an Investment Banking Summer Analyst for Pinnacle Financial Partners in Charlotte, NC and as an intern at the U.S. Senate in Washington, D.C. Scotty is currently the Student Co-Director and a Senior Bloomberg Analyst in the Masters Investment Learning Center, as well as the Co-President of Tennessee Investment Group (TIG). He previously served as a Haslam Torch Fund Manager and is part of the Haslam Leadership Scholars and Haslam Business Fellows programs. Last summer, Scotty was a Summer Analyst with the Mid-Cap Investment Banking team at J.P. Morgan in New York, where he’ll be returning full-time following graduation.

Dhrumil Patel — Vice President

From Chattanooga, Tennessee, Dhrumil is a Junior Finance and Accounting major. He joined the TCMS Academy in Spring 2025. Dhrumil has gained experience through numerous internships including a summer analyst role with Angle Oak Capital, private equity internship with ACatalyst Capital, accounting internship with Steam Logistics, and equity research with Stanton Research Group. On campus, he is also involved with the Heath Integrated Business & Engineering program. In Summer 2027, he will join Roark Capital in Atlanta, GA as a Private Equity Summer Analyst.

Keaton Cook — Director of Development

From Clinton, Tennessee, Keaton is a Sophomore Finance and Accounting major. He joined the TCMS Academy in Spring 2026. Keaton has gained experience in finance and local government through Salt Creek Advisory and the City of Clinton. On campus, he is a Haslam Leadership Scholar and is also involved with Student Alumni Associates, Tennessee Investment Group, and the University's It Takes a Volunteer fundraising campaign. He currently serves as a Bloomberg Ambassador in the Masters Investment Learning Center and he hopes to pursue a career in investment banking.

CESAR LOPEZ — Director of Operations

From Memphis, Tennessee, Cesar is a Sophomore Finance and Accounting major. He joined the TCMS Academy in Spring 2026. He has gained experience through internships in private equity and investment banking, including as an Intern-Analyst with El Toro Capital Management and New Century Capital Partners. Cesar is also an Investment Analyst with Volunteer Capital, an Ambassador for the University, and involved with the Tennessee Investment Group.  He is a co-founder of the UTK chapter of the Association of Latino Professionals for America (ALPFA), where he serves as Director of Administration, and previously served as an Officer of the Entrepreneurship Club. He hopes to pursue a career in investment banking.

Kate Hoekstra — Director of Membership

From Minnetonka, Minnesota, Kate is a Sophomore Finance and Accounting major. She joined the TCMS Academy in Spring 2026. She joined the Roark Wall Street Club this fall. On campus, she is involved in tChancellor’s Honors, and Tri Delta. She hopes to pursue a career in investment banking. 

Jay McCracken — Director of Outreach

From Charlotte, North Carolina, Jay is a Sophomore Finance major. He joined the TCMS Academy in Spring 2026. Jay has gained valuable experience through running the brokerage deal channel at Old Brookewood Capital, as a friend of the Charlotte Angel Fund, and his exposure to middle market business operations through various internships. On campus, Jay is a Smith Global Leadership Scholar and is also involved in the Sigma Chi Fraternity, where he has served various roles, currently sitting on the Judiciary Board. He hopes to pursue a career in private market investments. 

KENNEDY KRAMER — Director of Communications

From Cincinnati, OH, Kennedy is a Sophomore Finance major and joined the TCMS Academy in Spring 2026. Kennedy has gained experience working as an Adventis Student Trainer, teaching students how to build a three-statement financial model. On campus, she is also involved in the Chancellors Honors and Business Fellows Programs and serves as the Treasurer for En Motion Dance. She hopes to pursue a career in high finance or become a financial analyst.

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Jamison Arthur

Mark Boss

Dan Carlucci

Crews Gieselmann

Lucas Heifner

Isabella Leonard

Josh Sievers

Dr. Michael Yates

Dr. Yates is a clinical associate professor of finance in the Haslam College of Business at the University of Tennessee. He received his Ph.D. in Finance at the University of Texas at Austin in 2007 and has previously held the position of clinical assistant professor and faculty director of the MS Finance program at Georgia State University and assistant professor at Auburn University. His labor economics paper “Strike Three: Discrimination, Incentives and Evaluation” was published in the American Economic Review and has been cited in the New York Times, USA Today, Time.com and elsewhere.

Dr. Phillip Daves

Dr. Daves received a Ph.D. in Business Administration (Finance) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and is an Associate Professor in the Department of Finance at The University of Tennessee. His research, teaching, and consulting interests are in asset pricing, derivative securities, firm valuation, and corporate finance. He has published academic research papers in such journals as The Journal of Finance, Applied Financial Economics, The Financial Review, and The International Journal of Finance.