Eric Comley

Eric Comley

MBA - Finance

Meet Eric Comley – Not all paths to a “dream job” are the same. Keep trying different avenues until you get to where you want to be!

Eric is a Senior Financial Analyst at USAA. USAA provides financial services to military members, veterans, and their families. As a Senior Financial Analyst, he advises Bank executive leadership on expense trends, as well as opportunities for efficiencies. The Banks’s expense forecasts help inform product pricing in order to provide the most competitive products and services for our members.

After completing his undergraduate degree in Agribusiness at Texas A&M University, he was commissioned as an Artillery Officer in the US Army. He served for about 5 years, including two deployments to Iraq. He decided to leave the military for a more stable family life. Eric was able to transition easily from leading soldiers in the military to leading manufacturing employees at Michelin’s tire manufacturing site in Ardmore, OK. During his time as a production manager, he completed his MBA through night classes at UNT. His first graduate level finance course with Dr. Tomas Mantecon at UNT motivated and encouraged him to pursue his studies specifically in the finance field.

With the financial knowledge gained through his MBA, he shifted to a finance career with Michelin's investments group. He was looking for an opportunity to support the military again and was thrilled to land a career as a Financial Analyst at USAA Bank.

Advice for students: If you don't feel that you're in your dream career, keep looking. Keep working to improve your skills, broaden your knowledge, further your education, and talk to as many professionals as you can to find that career that you'll truly love. Don't settle!