Ahmad Jamal Wattoo Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc, Us

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

New York, United States

New York, New York, United States

Worked as an Advisor at the Office of H.E. Munir Akram, President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)- Attended and summarized 10+ UN webinars and panel discussions in order to assist the President’s Research Department; fulfilled over 50% of the whole Department’s research requirements for the month of December- Wrote specialized speeches for the President on topics ranging from COVID-19 vaccine distribution to Climate Change-centric Economic Recovery Plans- Analyzed current events vis-à-vis climate change, counter-terrorism and sustainable development, preparing concise memos which would be sent to His Excellency’s desk on a weekly basis

New York, New York, United States

- Developed a research framework to provide insights on the global landscape of fiscal interlinkages between central and state governments- Tabulated the average share of expenditure commitments vis-à-vis the ability of states to raise revenues- Identified the costs and benefits of U.S. state governments’ spending and borrowing at the local level

Teaching Assistant (TA) for Politics of Policymaking: Issues in Comparative Politics, core MPA course at Columbia SIPA. Taught Hyflex (In-person) classes for the 75-student course on a bi-weekly basis:- Led discussion sessions- Graded Assignments- Curated memo-writing workshops

Greater New York City Area

Worked as a Research Assistant for Dr. Tamar Matts, Assistant Professor at Columbia SIPA. As part of Dr. Mitt's research team, I:- Scraped and analysed Twitter Data which showed the political mobilization on Twitter in Pakistan, leading up to the 2018 General Elections- Compiled instances of media censorship in the country both during and after the 2018 General Elections in Pakistan; these included instances of TV Disruption and disturbed newspaper circulation

New York, New York

- Spearheaded the reporting team’s coverage of events, producing 15+ concise, high quality reports that were subsequently published on the university website and circulated among 1300 students- Conducted writing workshops to apprise new employees about the correct financial terms to use in reports

Lahore, Pakistan

- Chaired a Tech and Entrepreneurship Seminar attended by 75 Pakistani startup CEOs and industrialists; through the event, helped 80% of startups meet their annual funding goals in a single day- Collaborated with the government department to establish links with delegations from 7+ countries; facilitated the receipt of investments worth PKR 5 million ($300,000) in the first two quarters of 2019

Moorgate, London, United Kingdom

- Addressed 125 customer complaints, attaining 90% complaint resolution in six months of work- Marketed and sold bank products, increasing monthly sales by 20% in 2017 and 25% in 2018- Analyzed data vis-à-vis riskiness of customers’ accounts; carried out Enhanced Due Diligence of 30% of bank’s account-holders as well as acuity searches to ensure clients’ financial transparency

London, United Kingdom

*Interned at the Office of Labor Party MP for Bolton Southeast, Ms. Yasmin Qureshi*- Synthesized economic data and information vis-à-vis Brexit for the MP, preparing her speeches and fact-files before Parliamentary Sessions and Prime Ministers’ Questions- Campaigned for the re-election of MP Rosena-Allin Khan in the Tooting by-election. Undertook door-to-door campaigning and distributed flyers in Tooting, thereby helping her to win 55.9% of the popular vote

Masters In International Finance And Economic Policy, Management

Activities and Societies: Semi-Finalist, Dean's Public Policy Challenge; Career and Alumni Affairs Chair, SIPA Students Association; SIPA.

Ba Economics And Politics (Hon), Social Sciences

Activities and Societies: President of the Pakistani Students Association; Student Representative; International Students' Officer.

Economics, Accounting, Mathematics, General Studies

Established in 1886 as Aitchison College in Lahore, Pakistan, the college has a tradition of providing an education that uses academics.