Capstone's Pathway Program
Capstone’s PATHWAY Program is a 9-week rotational summer internship program with opportunities in research, business development, and outreach. The PATHWAY program begins with orientation and training sessions to introduce you to the firm and your respective business functions. Throughout the program, you will get hands-on experience through a blended learning experience – real-time engagements, classroom, and virtual trainings.
The PATHWAY Program supports an intern’s learning journey by assigning dedicated mentors, organizing lunch and learn sessions with different business teams, intern-specific training sessions, encouraging participation in our policy events, as well as completion of a final project that includes a firm-wide presentation.
This is your opportunity to work on projects that matter to our clients, to bring solutions to life and lead with ideas. The PATHWAY internship is designed not only for you to learn, do great work, and grow, but also to experience our collegial culture where great minds, differentiated ideas, deep-dive research and strategic business decisions intersect to make a difference – each and every day.
Application
Applications open early October and will remain open through the winter. The application portal can be found on our website, LinkedIn, and Handshake. The application process is expected to span 3-4 weeks, starting with an initial HR screening for qualified candidates, followed by a test case, with a one-week timeframe for completion. Successful candidates will then meet with senior members of our team for a final interview round. Due to the significant number of applications received, only candidates who move to the interview stage will be contacted.
Departments
Research
Our Research Department is looking for intellectually curious, accomplished and highly motivated students to join their sector teams.
Sector placements include Energy, Financial Services and Business Services, Telecommunication Media Technology (TMT), Healthcare, National Security, and Special Situations.
A typical day for an intern could look like reading a piece of legislation, analyzing news articles and white papers to understand policy dynamics and likelihood of passage. Then analyzing the industry and identifying stocks impacted by the policy change. The policy insight and financial analysis will be combined into a written report to guide our clients to make well-informed investment decisions.
Desirable Candidates
- Rising juniors and seniors, or final-year master’s students with strong academic records with strong interest in finance, business, or public policy
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- A self-starter with a strong desire to learn and grow
- Demonstrable passion for policy and or financial markets
Sales and Business Development
Our Sales and Business Development Team is seeking intelligent, driven students with a passion for finance and client engagement. Interns will play a key role in identifying opportunities, building relationships, and helping drive Capstone’s growth. This role offers the chance to work in a fast-paced, intellectually challenging environment.
Sector placements include Private Equity Business Development and Capital Markets.
A typical day for an intern could look like identifying and cultivating new business opportunities through outreach and referrals, managing prospects throughout the sales cycle and recording progress in CRM systems, scheduling and preparing for meetings with prospective clients, contributing to marketing strategies, and gaining exposure to sophisticated investment strategies and policy-driven research.
Desirable Candidates
- Rising seniors or final-year master’s students with strong academic records with strong interest in finance, business, or public policy
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with a persuasive and confident style
- Outgoing personality with strong interpersonal and networking skills
- Highly organized, detail-oriented, and results-driven
Outreach
Our Outreach Team is seeking highly motivated students who will gain hands-on experience supporting our research and events, collaborating closely with industry experts, policy leaders, and internal teams. This is an excellent opportunity to build professional skills in communications, event management, and policy-driven research.
This department’s interns do not rotate.
A typical day for an intern could look like assisting with outreach to policy and industry experts, supporting the planning and logistics of research events—from scheduling to speaker coordination, drafting invitations, thank-you notes, biographies, and event materials, researching potential speakers, and entering data into CRM systems and helping manage outreach workflows.
Desirable Candidates
- Rising seniors or final-year master’s students with strong academic records
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Creative, organized, and detail-oriented with strong time management abilities
- Confident and professional in client-facing and phone communications
- Self-motivated, adaptable, and able to work independently
- Interest in politics, policy, and business
PATHWAY Program Feedback
“Both personally and professionally, knowing your value proposition matters… Watching Capstone’s value resonate with clients made me reflect on my own.” — Previous Intern
“Having daily interactions with a wide range of stakeholders and subject areas allowed me to develop a diverse set of professional skills.” — Previous Intern
