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Tate Shafer
New York, New York |
With a B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School, Tate has worked for over 6 years in industry, with 2 years in management consulting at Oliver, Wyman & Co. and over 4 years in investments.
Tate worked as an Associate for AEA Investors, a $1 billion+ private equity firm, before working as a partner for a short time at a startup hedge fund, followed by a 2+ year stint at a $2.5 billion fixed income hedge fund in New York.
Tate began his teaching career during his undergraduate years at the Wharton School. With dual concentrations in OPIM (Information Systems) and Finance, Tate worked as a research assistant with Prof. Steven Kimbrough in the OPIM department. Dr. Kimbrough soon made Tate the first-ever undergraduate teaching assistant for OPIM 101, a required introductory Information Systems course with over 400 students each semester.
Additionally, Tate served as a teaching assistant for both Microeconomics and Macroeconomics courses while at Wharton. The bearer of a 780 on the GMAT, Tate has worked with ManhattanGMAT for over 2 years as an instructor. Students have praised Tate's ability to "break down difficult concepts into simple and manageable pieces" as well as to maintain "a perfect mix of teaching and student involvement and participation." Tate has also participated in the development of ManhattanGMAT’s proprietary computer-adaptive tests as well as its private tutoring practice.
Feedback From Tate’s Recent Students
“Tate is very thorough in explaining all answer choices by helping students to develop the best way to approach all types of problems. He is also very enthusiastic in presenting the material; making the studying process less painful.”
“Tate is very knowledgeable, engaging, and helpful at answering all of our questions.”
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