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Donald Carson [2011]
1930 Chestnut Street
Apt 12B
Philadelphia, PA 19103
412-327-2239
carsondo@wharton.upenn.edu
EDUCATION
WHARTON SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Philadelphia, PA · 2009-2011 MBA; Real Estate - Member of the Real Estate Club: VP of Market Research
- Member of the Ski-Snowboard Club, the Energy Club, the Entrepreneurship Club, and the Scotch Club
- Member of the the Zell-Lurie Center for Real Estate, the Urban Land Institute, and the APA
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, SCHOOL OF DESIGN Philadelphia, PA · 2008-2011 Master\'s in City Planning; Private Public Development - Certificate in Urban Design
- William L. C. Wheaton Award for Highest Academic Performance in the First-Year Class (4.0 GPA)
- Member of the Real Estate Club: VP of Professional Development
- Participant in the 2009 ULI/Hines Urban Design Competition
YALE UNIVERSITY New Haven, CT · 1998-2002 BA; English - Athletics: Track and Field: Varsity Captain (2001-2002), Ivy League Champion (1999-2001), All East, All New England, All Ivy
EXPERIENCE
AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES Woodbridge, NJ · Summer 2009 Summer Associate - Discovered, pursued, and modeled potential sites for future multi-family rental residential development
- Produced a detailed demographic data-book for all New Jersey residential submarkets
- Aided in conceptualizing future development projects
FUTURE SYSTEMS London, UK · 2008 Business Development Manager - Managed internally the early stages of procurement for a project to redevelop and design a 1million SF office in Central London for client, News Corp, the large media conglomerate
- Executed RFPs and assessed all potential future architectural projects for the firm, including hotels, retail centers, cultural centers, residences, offices, concert halls, skyscrapers, libraries, and bridges
OFFICE FOR METROPOLITAN ARCHITECTURE (OMA) Rotterdam, the Netherlands · 2007 Junior Business Development Manager - Assessed globally all potential future architectural projects for Pritzker Prize laureate Rem Koolhaas firm, including projects such as master plans, cultural centers, airports, hotels, skyscrapers, residential developments, museums, libraries, etc.
- Discussed potential collaborations with various developers & other clients in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East
- Analyzed the firms potential growth strategy, and presented analysis to the firms managing partner
MORGAN STANLEY London, UK · 2004-2007 Associate - Deal Captain, Equity Syndicate, Global Capital Markets Division
- Executed large European equity capital markets deals, between $100m and $10Bn, including initial public offerings, rights issues, and accelerated bookbuilt offerings, on behalf of various clients including corporate issuers, private equity firms, venture capital firms, large stakeholders, and European governments
- Allocated shares for new issues based on various certified allocation criteria to various types of investors including mutual funds, asset managers, hedge funds, and pension funds
- Analyzed finances for companies prior to their initial public offerings and estimated potential investor demand for the IPO
MORGAN STANLEY New York, NY · 2002-2004 Analyst - Equity Sales Trader, Sales and Trading, Institutional Equity Division
- Covered institutional accounts focused on Non-US Dollar Equities, which included trading in the US and foreign markets including Europe, Asia, and Latin America
- Developed constructive and profitable relationships with more than thirty primary accounts, including hedge funds, mutual funds, and pension funds
- Provided accounts with trade executions and global market commentary as well as trading ideas, market color, execution reports, research reports, and information on upcoming primary and secondary transactions
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Program: MBA
Club Membership: MBA
Interests: - Acquisitions
- Asset Management
- Design
- Development
Interested in a job/internship in:
- California
- Mid-Atlantic USA
- Northeast USA
- West Coast USA
Financial certifications: Series 7, Series 63, Series 3, Series 55, FSA (UK)
Proficient in Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Suite, Google SketchUp, and AutoCAD; familiar with ARGUS
Interests include playing golf, skiing, running, mountain biking, and traveling
Traveled extensively in Western & Central Europe, as well as Scandinavia, Montenegro, Serbia, Russia, Morocco, Egypt, Tanzania, Lebanon, Qatar, India, Hong Kong, Belize, Guatemala, Costa Rica, and Peru
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