I live in San Francisco, California where I work as an Associate Consultant at Bain & Company.

I graduated this past spring from Barrett, the Honors College at Arizona State University with a B.S. in Finance, and a B.A. in Business Global Politics.

I spent the fall 2022 semester studying at the University of Prince Edward Island as a Fulbright Canada Killam Fellow.

I took two years off from Arizona State University (fall 2020 to spring 2022), to gain a myriad of experiences both in the United States and abroad.

I completed an internship during the summer of 2022 in Houston as an Oil and Gas Investment Banking Summer Analyst.

Before that, I spent 4 months the prior winter and spring filming a 12-episode docu-series detailing my solo travels through Iraq. You can watch these episodes on my YouTube channel “Julie from LA.”

I spent the spring of 2021 living in Chisinau, Moldova where I interned at a small bank that specialized in microlending, and in-tandem volunteered at the American Chamber of Commerce.

August 21, 2019

Julie spent the summer as an intern within Healthcare Equity Capital Markets (ECM) at Wells Fargo Securities. I was her Director on the team. Julie performed at an exceptionally high level. Within ECM we originate and execute equity offerings (IPOs and follow-on offerings) for corporate clients. This past summer was very active within the healthcare equity new issue market and Julie gained a tremendous amount of experience; she played a pivotal role in executing nine equity transactions for our team. Additionally, this summer Julie's responsibilities included creating pitch book materials, analyzing shareholder data, and drafting commitment committee memos for our transactions. Julie proved herself to be a very hard worker who grasped some of the more complex concepts within ECM quickly. Beyond Julie's technical skills and industry knowledge, she always exhibited an incredibly positive attitude - constantly upbeat and excited to be doing work. Julie was a true pleasure to have on our team, a consummate professional, and a very talented asset for us. 

— Marc Ogborn, MANAGING DIRECTOR at BMO CAPITAL MARKETS

January 13, 2019

During her time as my W. P. Carey Success in Business instructor, Julie Kaplan has shown herself to be an incredible leader and an even greater role model. Showing immense dedication and genuine mastery, Julie demonstrated exactly what it meant to be a business professional by using her experiences as examples. Julie’s invaluable presentation skills and outstanding sense of direction helped us as students hone essential abilities such as resume building, networking, internship exploration, interview professionalism and leadership management. Not only this, Julie adeptly facilitated learning by truly establishing a great sense of communication, awareness, understanding and reasoning within peer-to-peer discussions. Julie’s comprehensive introduction to the world of business simply could not have been better, and I am grateful for having Julie Kaplan as my instructor as I am more knowledgeable about the intricacies held within the realm of business. 

— Gonzalo Alvarado, Undergraduate at ASU studying Finance and Supply Chain Management

April 11, 2018

During my time at Arizona Microcredit Initiative, I have had the opportunity to work with Julie in multiple capacities. I have seen her take on challenges to grow and enjoy the process. She has learned how to operate in ambiguity, especially in working with others to create functional and effective new processes and structures. After I saw Julie develop during my tenure as Director of Finance, I was excited to see how she would take on the role of Director of Workshops - she hit the ground running and she has no intentions of stopping. Julie will be a valuable addition to any team seeking to enact effective change. 

— Mikkaela Salamatin, Associate at Norton Rose Fulbright