EDUCATION

THE WHARTON SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
Philadelphia, PA · 2009-2011
Master of Business Administration Candidate; Major in Real Estate

• Co-Vice President of Sustainable Real Estate, Wharton Real Estate Club; volunteer at Zell Lurie Real Estate Center.
• Member of Entrepreneurship, Finance and Wharton Social Impact clubs.
• Recipient of Barrow Fellowship for outstanding academic and professional accomplishments.

STANFORD UNIVERSITY
Stanford, CA · 2001-2005
B.A. with Honors; Major in Political Science, Minor in Urban Studies

• Researcher for Federalism, Fiscal Authority, and Centralization in Latin America, Alberto Diaz-Cayeros, 2006.
• Completed honors thesis on civil society influence in a non-democratic state; interviewed over 35 NGO leaders and government officials across Russia in 2004.

EXPERIENCE

NEW YORK CITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
New York, NY · 2006-2009
Project Manager in Transaction Services (2007-2009), NYCEDC Fellow (2006-2007)

• One of four selected from 300 applicants for a rotational project management program. Promoted to Project Manager in Transaction Services group within year and a half.
• Real estate experience:
• Analyzed developer proposals and drafted term sheet for conversion of historic 400,000 sf Midtown hospital into hotel and conference center. Participated in negotiations with developer short-list.
• Built discounted cash flow model to analyze development scenarios and advise the city’s Hospitals Corporation on best use for 130,000 sf East Harlem lot.
• Managed redevelopment of Harlem site slated for affordable housing, retail and cultural uses. Analyzed financial feasibility of program, managed selection of cultural-use tenants, wrote request for development proposals (to be released in 2009).
• Financing experience:
• Closed three triple tax-exempt bond issuances, totaling over $27mm. Coordinated urban planner and attorney teams, obtained board of directors approval. All projects under construction.
• Quantified public subsidy need for proposed power plant for successful negotiation with developer.
• Managed $1.2mm revolving loan fund with one employee under my supervision.

GOVERNORS ISLAND PRESERVATION AND EDUCATION CORPORATION
New York, NY · 2005-2009
New York City Urban Fellow

• Prepared GIPEC’s multi-million long-term capital budget, presented to city and state officials.
• Managed sustainability taskforce of city and state officials, developed GIPEC’s environmental sustainability program.
• Managed selection of master planning and development advisory consultant teams and worked on preparation of an island-wide redevelopment request for proposals.

WORLD BANK INSTITUTE
Washington, DC · 2004-2005
Consultant (2004-2005), Intern (2004), Urban and City Management Program

• Developed content for five distance-learning courses in natural disaster risk management.
• Recruited participants and presented course content to international professionals at a training in Moscow, Russia.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Program: MBA

Club Membership: MBA

Interests:

• Acquisitions
• Asset Management
• Design
• Development

Interested in a job/internship in:

• California
• Central/South America
• Europe
• Mid-Atlantic USA
• Northeast USA

Interests: Real estate entrepreneurship, finding quality American cheese producers, reading political fiction. Positions: Member of Urban Land Institute. Languages: Native speaker of Russian, proficient in Spanish.