Tiberius Benaissa, a rising senior at the Gabelli School of Business. Photo by Patrick Verel

This summer, rising senior Tiberius Benaissa is interning in the New York City offices of BNP Paribas, a Paris-based bank that is one of the largest in Europe. 

Benaissa, a finance major at the Gabelli School with a concentration in global business, was born in Paris and moved to Dubai when he was 9 years old. His family moved to New York City during his junior year in high school, and when it came time for college, he chose to stay in the Big Apple and attend Fordham at the Rose Hill…