Student-led investing · UCLA
Bruin Special Situations.
Investing comes first.
Bruin Special Situations is an emerging UCLA investing organization in Los Angeles, focused on developing investment judgment through hands-on research.
Our purpose
We are building a community of students who want to become better investors.
That happens through the process itself: researching real opportunities, developing original theses, and defending those views in front of peers. BSS complements whatever else members are involved in on campus. It is simply a place where the investing comes first.
Our principles
How we work.
Curiosity
Ask better questions and investigate what you do not yet understand.
Independent thinking
Develop a view rather than repeat consensus.
Rigor
Support conclusions with research and examine alternative outcomes.
Constructive debate
Challenge ideas respectfully and improve them together.
Our team
Founding Members
Our founding members lead the research pods, supported by senior advisors and advisors who share their experience.
Aarav Manek
Founding Member
Ducera Partners
Aditya Kapur
Founding Member
Evergreen Services Group
Andrew Roytman
Founding Member
Susquehanna International Group
Steven Zhang
Founding Member
Wells Fargo
RJ Wang
Founding Member
Morgan Stanley · Citadel
Tyler Zhang
Founding Member
Bank of America
Eddie Ma
Founding Member
Houlihan Lokey
Pierce Curtin
Founding Member
Centerview Partners
Where we go
Where our members have been.
Our founders and advisors bring experience from firms across investment banking, trading, credit, and investing.
- Citadel
Firm names reflect individual team experience and do not imply organizational affiliation or endorsement.
Learning and careers
Skills that carry over.
Practical investing experience builds real financial understanding, and it naturally makes for better career conversations. But our central purpose remains investing and research: fostering judgment and a genuine interest in markets.
Long-term vision
Where we are headed.
Today, our focus is building a rigorous investment research community. Over time, we aspire to establish a student-run investment fund.
See our approach