2026 Enterprise Risk Management Summer Internship
Brown Brothers HarrimanAbout the role
At BBH, Partnership is more than a form of ownership—it’s our approach to business and relationships. We know that supporting your professional and personal goals is the best way to help our clients and advance our business. We take that responsibility seriously. With a 200-year legacy and a shared passion for what’s next, this is the right place to build a fulfilling career.
Step into the world of strategic foresight as a Risk Analyst Intern. We’re looking for sharp minds and bold thinkers to join Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) through our internship program - your pathway to real-world finance, global markets, and the kind of professional development that sets you apart. We value our internship programs as they help us identify our future hires and leaders.
What You’ll Experience in BBH’s Internship Program:
- Overview: Experience a dynamic 10-week internship where you will be fully immersed in BBH’s culture and business needs
- Hands-On Learning: Dive into meaningful projects in areas like investment management, operations, technology and client services
- Mentorship That Matters: Work side-by-side with industry leaders who are invested in your growth
- Professional Development: Sharpen your skills through workshops, speaker series, and networking events designed to accelerate your career. Receive continuous and personalized feedback throughout the program – empowering you to grow, refine your skills, and help you navigate your path to success
- Collaborative Environment: Join a tight-knit team where your ideas are heard, your contributions matter and your potential is unleashed
- On-Site Presence: Immerse yourself in our company culture and accelerate your professional development with your daily in-office presence
- Community: Make a positive impact by volunteering in our philanthropic program – BBHcares while connecting with fellow BBHers
ERM is a global organization with a mission to strengthen and safeguard BBH and our clients. The team specializes in identifying and anticipating current and emerging risks, supporting lines of business in executing their business goals, and driving a culture of risk awareness, transparency, and escalation. As a Risk Analyst Intern, you will gain exposure to ERM’s core risk management programs, frameworks, and policy, working side by side with Risk Managers to provide dedicated and specialized risk support. You will also develop an understanding of BBH’s business lines and products and apply the principles you learn through hands-on work. To be successful, you’ll need to have a strong interest in business strategy with a risk-based mindset.
What you can expect from a Risk Analyst Internship with BBH:
- Risk Frameworks: Understand how BBH assesses and controls operational risk. Learn how each line of business manages processes to define and manage its risk profile.
- Scenario Analysis: Learn to model potential risk events and their impact.
- Quantitative Risk Tools: Use metrics like VaR (Value at Risk) and stress testing.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: As a regulated financial services firm, you will develop an understanding of how ERM, Office of the General Counsel, and Compliance collaborate with the line of business to ensure we meet legal and regulatory obligations.
- Strategic Risk Reporting: Exposure to developing dashboards and reports for executive decision-making.
- Collaboration: Partner with fellow interns across the Line of Business to present a capstone project that tackles a meaningful business challenge, to senior leadership.
ERM Graduate Rotation Program
Return offers for the ERM team will be placed into the ERM Rotation Program built to give early career Risk professionals exposure to various risk pathways and a unique broad experience across BBH’s Risk areas - Line of Business and HR Risk, Cyber/Technology Risk, Markets/Financial Risk and Program & Regulatory Management.
What the Risk Management group looks for in an Intern:
- Current Junior in College, entering senior year in Fall of 2026 with a background in and passion for economics, statistics or business analytics
- Strong academic achievement as evidenced through a GPA of 3.3 or higher
- Demonstrated leadership skills through academic and extracurricular activities
- Effective communication skills, written and verbal
- Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
- Strong interest in business strategy and risk modeling
- Intermediate proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint, i.e. Comfortable using common Excel formulas (e.g., VLOOKUP, IF), building basic charts, and creating/manipulating pivot tables for analysis
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