# Undergraduate student Stephen Benvenuto is interviewed about the value of a computer science background in the finance industry

1 School News May 23, 2017 ![Reuters logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_030503.jpg?itok=0OAgrDF0)>

Excerpt from [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-investment-tech-cfa-idUSKBN18J2R4) -- "'A background in computer science or generally programming is incredibly helpful for the finance industry,' said Stephen Benvenuto Jr., a junior at the Stern School of Business at New York University, who is majoring in finance and considering pursuing a CFA credential. 'It's definitely moving in that direction.'"

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