Matthew Gaeta Wins Johnson Opportunity Grant at Washington and Lee University

LEXINGTON, VA (05/21/2012)(readMedia)-- Matthew Gaeta of Plantation, Fla., a junior at Washington and Lee University, has been selected for the spring/summer 2012 Johnson Opportunity Grant. The Johnson Program on Leadership and Integrity awards 25 to 30 grants each year.

Gaeta will be an intern at NXT Capital in Massachusetts, a middle-market focused commercial finance company. Gaeta will work in NXT's newest branch of venture finance which provides financial solurions in the $1 million to $20 million range to emerging growth firms, generally in the technology or life sciences sector.

Specifically, his duties will include performing due diligence on companies, assisting in building financial models and writing overviews of companies.

He is a member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity and is a member of the varsity basketball team at W&L.

The grants cover living, travel and other costs associated with the students' proposed activities, which are designed to help them with their future careers and fields of study.  The grants vary in amount from $1,000 to $4,500 and are funded as part of the Johnson Program in Leadership and Integrity.