Founded at Cornell in 2009. Today, open to every major and every background.
Founding story
Members & AlumniGCC Cornell was founded in 2009 by Randy Wan ’12, to connect Cornell students interested in China-related affairs with a growing global network of students, professionals, firms and institutions. From the start it pushed students who wanted to lead in business and technology, through a professional development series and mentorship between members.
Today GCC is Cornell’s only international finance club, at a time when global connectivity matters more than ever. We teach members about opportunities in the United States and abroad, because a holistic understanding of business is an edge. And we take people from every background who share that global perspective.
- 2009Founded at Cornell
- 25+Cities where alumni work
- 100+Alumni
What we do
How recruitment worksNew member education
Each semester, new members go through a 10-week professional development series: workshops, speaker panels and mock interviews, designed and led by experienced seniors, with guidance shaped around your own career interests.
Mentorship
Every new member is paired with an upperclassman mentor: advice and resources for academics and recruiting, and usually one of your closest friends at Cornell.
Life in GCC
A semesterly banquet and retreat, alumni dinners and road trips. We push each other professionally and personally, and the friendships last well past graduation.
A global network of alumni
AlumniGCC Cornell began in 2009 as the Cornell chapter of a global student network. It is independent now, and the network is what carried over: more than 100 alumni in 25+ cities, from New York and San Francisco to London, Hong Kong and Singapore, who still show up for dinners, coffee chats and each other.
Where our members come from
- New York City
- San Francisco
- Los Angeles
- Chicago
- Boston
- Seattle
- Dallas
- Atlanta
- Washington, DC
- Bangkok
- Jakarta
- Seoul
- Hong Kong
- Shanghai
- Beijing
- Taipei
- Toronto
- Vancouver
Questions
Ask us- Is GCC a part of Global China Connection?
- GCC Cornell is an independent organization. It began in 2009 as the Cornell chapter of a global student network and has since become its own community, with its own standards for who we accept and how we operate.
- Who should join GCC?
- Any Cornell student interested in business and professional development, whatever your background or major.
- What year should I be to apply?
- Any year. We recruit each semester, and recent new member classes have been mostly first-years and sophomores.
- What is the recruitment process like, and how should I prepare?
- Coffee chats and information sessions, a short written application, then two rounds of interviews. Come curious about the community; no prior finance or consulting experience is expected.
- What would I learn as a new member?
- Technical and qualitative skills, and business knowledge, through the 10-week series of workshops, speaker panels and mock interviews. You also get guidance shaped around your own career interests.
- What makes GCC’s new member education different from other business organizations on campus?
- Seniors who have been through it design and run it, and they adjust it to each member’s career interests. Everyone also gets a mentor in their first week.
- If I didn’t get accepted in a past semester, should I still apply?
- Yes, please do. Each semester’s recruitment starts fresh, and returning applicants are welcome.
Join GCC
Recruitment timelineRecruitment runs every semester. If you are a Cornell student interested in business and professional development, whatever your background or major, we would like to meet you.