Role Overview
The Summer Associate program is a ten-week internship opportunity for rising seniors. Like Dodge & Cox’s full-time Research Associates, Summer Associates work directly alongside one of our investment professionals in an apprenticeship role. Organized on an industry basis, teams evaluate investments in companies located around the world. Over the course of the internship, Summer RAs rotate between industry teams to evaluate current and potential investment opportunities.
Dodge & Cox’s well-established reputation often leads companies to seek us out as investors. We routinely host Fortune Global 500 executives at our offices in San Francisco. The Summer Investment program targets candidates with exceptional levels of academic achievement from various disciplines.
Key Responsibilities
- Collecting and analyzing financial and industry data and metrics
- Building and maintaining financial models and databases
- Attending meetings with senior management teams and sell-side analysts
- Participating in weekly training sessions
Ideal Candidate Profile
- Demonstrated interest in financial markets and investing
- Initiative and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Excellent communication skills and desire to work in a team-oriented environment
- Intellectually curious with a genuine appetite for understanding businesses and industries in depth
- Detail-oriented and conscientious, producing analysis of exceptional quality
- Coachable and eager to learn, able to absorb feedback and build independent judgment over time
- Poised and professional in meetings with company management teams and sell-side analysts
Qualifications
- Enrolled as a rising senior pursuing a B.A. or B.S. degree
- An excellent academic record
- Coursework in accounting and economics; statistics is a plus
- Strong quantitative and analytical skills, including experience with Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
- Coursework or demonstrated experience in corporate finance or valuation is a plus
- Familiarity with AI tools (e.g., Claude, Copilot) and willingness to apply them to research workflows
The monthly compensation for this position is $10,000. Dodge & Cox provides a relocation package or optional housing for all summer interns.
