OUR TEAM
Leadership. Collaboration. Professional Excellence.
VMAG brings together motivated undergraduate students, structured deal teams, and an extended network of academic and industry advisors to develop practical transaction experience and deliver rigorous acquisition analysis.
Our Organizational Structure
A disciplined leadership model designed to support technical development, effective project execution, and organizational continuity.
Managing Director Name
MANAGING DIRECTOR & FOUNDER
Oversees VMAG's organizational strategy, executive leadership, project standards, external relationships, institutional development, and long-term direction.
Executive Name
VICE PRESIDENT, DEALS
Oversees deal-team operations, project sourcing and scoping, engagement execution, and coordination with external partners.
Project Leads
Member Name
PROJECT LEAD
Analysts
Member Name
ANALYST
Project Leads manage individual M&A engagements, coordinate Analysts, review deliverables, and maintain project-level communication.
Member Name
PROJECT LEAD
Analysts perform industry research, financial statement analysis, valuation, and modeling while contributing to investment memoranda.
Member Name
ANALYST
Executive Name
VICE PRESIDENT, EDUCATION
Develops the technical training curriculum, coordinates analyst onboarding, and supports analytical development.
Member Name
ANALYST
Member Name
PROJECT LEAD
Executive Name
VICE PRESIDENT, PARTNERSHIPS
Develops and maintains relationships with private equity firms, search funds, industry professionals, and UVA alumni.
Member Name
ANALYST
Member Name
PROJECT LEAD
Member Name
ANALYST
Executive Name
VICE PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS
Manages organizational administration, recruiting logistics, internal communications, and operating procedures.
Member Name
PROJECT LEAD
Member Name
ANALYST
FACULTY & PROFESSIONAL ADVISORS
Connecting academic expertise with real-world transaction experience.
VMAG operates with the guidance of a select group of academic and industry professionals. These advisors ensure technical rigor, strategic alignment, and professional transaction standards across all undergraduate deal-team engagements.
Faculty Advisors
[Faculty Name]
McIntire School of Commerce
[Faculty Name]
UVA Department of Economics
[Advisor Name]
Private Equity / M&A Professional
Industry Advisors
[Advisor Name]
Investment Banking Alumni
[Advisor Name]
Private Equity / M&A Professional
ANALYST TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT
Developing the technical foundation, analytical judgment, and professional skills necessary to evaluate real-world M&A opportunities.
VMAG provides Analysts with a structured technical curriculum designed to establish a common foundation in accounting, valuation, mergers and acquisitions, due diligence, and investment communication. Members develop their skills through educational workshops, applied exercises, collaborative analysis, and engagement with academic and industry professionals.
1. Financial Foundations
Core principles of three-statement accounting, capital structure, and free cash flow analysis.
2. M&A Fundamentals
Strategic rationale for acquisitions, transaction types, and legal/regulatory frameworks.
3. Valuation & Financial Modeling
DCF analysis, comparable company analysis, and precedent transaction methodologies.
4. Business Underwriting
Qualitative assessment of business models, competitive moats, and industry cycles.
5. Due Diligence & Integration
Identifying operational risks, quality of earnings, and post-merger synergy realization.
6. Investment Communication
Structuring investment memoranda and articulating complex deal dynamics concisely.
7. Investment Committee & Review
Defending investment theses and synthesizing feedback from academic and professional advisors.
UNDERSTAND → MODEL → UNDERWRITE → DILIGENCE → RECOMMEND → DEFEND