I have been living in New York City for a little over two years now and have enjoyed every minute of it. I’m a big fan of the hustling and bustling nature of the City and how everything and everyone around it moves in a fast-paced manner. That being said, it’s always great to come home to the Vineyard when I get the chance to and slow the day-to-day pace down. This past year has been eventful in that I was promoted in July from Analyst to Associate at Morgan Stanley and joined the Global Industrials Group (GIG). Within GIG, I’ve had the opportunity to work on deals and projects related to mergers and acquisitions (M&A), initial public offerings (IPOs), and debt financing. Since the “Industrials” industry is broad in and of itself, there are many sub-industries the institutional clients we cover operate in. For example, I’ve worked on deals and projects for clients that operate in the agriculture, aerospace & defense, building products, specialty vehicles / EVs, and salt industries to name a few. The most interesting types of projects have been the ones involving M&A transactions since they are usually very transformative transactions for the companies we’re advising and, sometimes, the entire industry depending on the size of the deal. Overall, both professionally and personally, each day continues to bring a new learning experience and I feel as if I’m only just getting started, which is the most exciting part. I’m extremely thankful to MVYouth and its donors for the support over the years as I’ve grown and reflect each day on how none of this would’ve been possible without the help and generosity. Thank you, MVYouth!