
LaunchMe Program – Global
The 100 Women in Finance LaunchMe Program is a comprehensive mentorship and advocacy initiative that helps connect career-ready students to professionals and industry firms.
Student participants are matched with industry leaders for a year-long structured program. In addition to being a positive guiding force, mentors may assist with:
- Professional sponsorship
- Career coaching and planning
- High impact skills recommendations and industry insights
- Introductions and expansion of professional networks
- Internship and full-time opportunity identification
For mentors, LaunchMe provides the opportunity to:
- Have a high-impact effect on a future industry professional
- Share insights in a clear and concise manner
- Hone advocacy skills that can be transferred to the workplace
- Showcase one’s firm and the industry in a positive light
- Unearth junior talent for company internships and full-time roles
We welcome your participation in this 12-month virtual mentorship and advocacy program focusing on career opportunities, professional network, essential career skills, and business acumen.
Program commitment is approximately 2-3 hours per month.
Program runs April 2023 – March 2024

“We need to do a better job at articulating the dynamism of our industry. We need to tell potential candidates that this is a fun, exciting, competitive field where you can meet and work alongside some of the world’s smartest minds. It’s also a place for those who harbor deep intellectual curiosity about the course of global affairs, human societies, and how the world works.”
Carole Crawford, Managing Director, Americas, CFA Institute
STUDENT PARTICIPANTS

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LaunchMe is for students who are in college and post college degree programs. One on one mentorship relationships will be customized to align with student goals and program objectives.
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Students must have completed JumpStart, a pre-internship program from 100 Women in Finance that serves as an industry primer.
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Students will need to demonstrate enough industry knowledge to be able to identify areas of further exploration for career opportunities.
MENTORS & PARTNERS
MENTORS
Commitment:
- Cultivate a relationship with an aspiring finance professional over the course of a one-year structured program and ongoing interaction
- Participate in quarterly program roundtables over the course of one year to highlight and share accomplishments, best practices, and resources
Benefits:
- Grow as a leader by mentoring individuals outside of your organization, listening and responding to the needs of others, and leveraging knowledge to help the next generation
- Acknowledgement of participation provided to professionals and respective HR teams


CORPORATE PARTNERS
Commitment:
- Identify 2-3 professional participants for whom an opportunity to mentor a student would be a key component of their leadership development process.
- Provide feedback on program structure
Benefits:
- Opportunity for company logo to be featured on the website
- Contribute to D&I outreach goals of corporate entity and 100 Women in Finance
- Receive a qualified list of prospective candidates for internships and full-time roles
LaunchMe 2022 Highlights
- 58 Mentor/Mentee pairs across 12 countries who engage in 1:1 mentoring throughout the year.
- Dedicated digital platforms to facilitate collaboration, networking and resource sharing among mentors and mentees.
GET IN TOUCH
For more information or to sponsor the 100WF LaunchMe program, please contact:
Chaitali Patel
Chief Impact Officer, 100 Women in Finance
chaitali@100women.org