ERBarista Trainer

First-year Finance student at Virginia Commonwealth University

Studying finance while building foundational skills and exploring career paths in business and financial services.

About me

Studying finance while building foundational skills and exploring career paths in business and financial services.

I am Ethan Ruddle, a first-year Finance student at Virginia Commonwealth University pursuing a Bachelor of Science. I am at the start of my career and focused on learning finance fundamentals while exploring where I want to apply them.

Experience

Equity Research Case Study (Course Projects)

VCU | ACCT 203: Intro to Financial Reporting · August 2026-Present

Business Strategy Simulation – BizCafe (Course Project)

VCU | BUSN 201: Foundations of Business · August 2026-Present

Risk and Insurance Research (Course Content)

VCU | FIRE 309: Risk Management and Insurance · August 2026-Present

Barista Trainer

Starbucks Coffee House Company · September 2024-July 2026

Education

Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU)

Bachelor of Science with a concentration in Finance · Class of 2030

Skills

Finance fundamentalsFinancial analysis basicsMicrosoft Excel (learning)Campus collaborationCoursework-driven research