EDUCATION

THE WHARTON SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
Philadelphia, PA · 2008-2010
Master of Business Administration Candidate; Major in Finance and Real Estate

• Active Member: Real Estate Club (real estate career trek co-leader, training in Excel for Real Estate Analysis), Finance Club
• Private Equity and Venture Capital Club, Assistant Director of Domestic Private Equity Treks
• Say Yes to Education (high school student tutoring club), Executive Vice President
• GMAT Score: 760 (99th percentile)

CORNELL UNIVERSITY
Ithaca, NY · 2000-2004
Bachelor of Arts in Economics

• GPA: 3.62, Dean’s List

THE LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE
London, England · 2002-2003
General Course in Accounting and Finance (Junior Year Abroad)

EXPERIENCE

TA ASSOCIATES REALTY
Boston, MA · Summer 2009
Summer Associate

• Acquisitions: Reviewed underwriting, due diligence, and legal documents for two potential acquisitions. Researched Florida submarket leasing assumptions.
• Asset Management: Proposed terms for office tenant and vendor renewal contracts. Analyzed Atlanta multifamily rent terms and concessions. Identified opportunities to revise industrial and office property lease terms to gain several million dollars of property tax savings. Researched competition to Dallas industrial portfolio.
• Valuations: Employed ARGUS modeling to revalue approximately $250 million of industrial and office assets.
• Presented two studies on multifamily asset management and effects of job loss and opportunities arising from government stimulus.

GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC.
New York, NY · 2005-2008
Associate, Private Equity Group (Fund of Funds)

• Selected as the only analyst to join Allocation Committee in evaluating and selecting investment scenarios for $3 billion of new investments across client portfolios.
• Performed research and presented findings regarding financial impact of portfolio company activity on portfolios.
• Conducted regular and ad hoc quantitative analysis on the current and pro forma status of portfolios for investment due diligence, portfolio management, marketing, investor reporting, and legal compliance purposes.
• Monitored the performance and divestment activity of portfolio with approximately $25 billion of buyout, distressed, venture capital, real estate, secondary private equity interests, and co-investments.
• Increased group efficiency and decreased allocation modeling time by initiating database and systems enhancements.
• Trained eight analysts and delegated assignments to global team to accomplish weekly processes and meet client deadlines.
• Promoted from Analyst to Associate.

METLIFE, INC.
Morristown, NJ · 2004-2005
Analyst, Alternative Investments

• Monitored performance, realizations and cash flows of private equity portfolio with more than $2 billion in assets. Created monthly and quarterly analyses and portfolio benchmarking as a means of fund and region comparison.
• Assisted in due diligence and evaluation of potential fund investments.
• Developed and maintained proprietary database of approximately 1,300 hedge fund managers enabling team to track monthly performance, risk exposure and return attribution of hedge fund portfolio with more than $1 billion in assets.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Program: MBA

Club Membership: MBA

Interests:

• Acquisitions
• Advisory/Consulting
• Asset Management
• Banking
• Investment Banking

Interested in a job/internship in:

• Africa
• Asia
• Asia-Pacific
• California
• Canada
• Central/South America
• Europe
• Mid-Atlantic USA
• Mid-West USA
• Northeast USA
• Northwest USA
• Southeast USA
• Southwest USA
• West Coast USA

Interests: Avid baker; Enjoy running, cycling, horseback riding and reading travel literature. Community Service: StreetWise Partners, career and life mentor for low-income young adults in New York City; Parliament Hill School, math tutor for teenage girls in London; Cornell University Empathy Assistance & Referral Service, peer counselor trainee.