Something is missing from the hedge fund industry

In 2015, Mallory Downing was hustling for a hedge fund job.
Like many of her peers at Columbia Business School in New York, she sent out hundreds of résumés. She met with more than 100 people in interviews or informal coffee meetings. She was set on a career in investing and knew the hedge fund model was for her.
"Getting into this industry requires some serious conviction," she told Business Insider.
Not long after, a prominent hedge fund manager stood in front of a group of fema