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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Subject matter expert registered with multiple global research firms, advising clients on portfolio construction and the evolving investment needs of Canadian pension funds.
• Provide guidance to clients in support of research on topics including; integrating climate change considerations into the investment management lifecycle, sustainable infrastructure investing in Canada, and the.

Toronto

• Served as North American economist, with a focus on developing analytical tools and producing thematic research pieces in support of the strategic asset allocation.
• Constructed the North American economic outlook, conducted thematic research on a wide range of interrelated topics (e.g. climate change, global demographics, the role of gold in an institutional portfolio, the.
• Team lead on analytics – developed and maintained various macroeconomic, market and country monitoring tools that supported the strategic tilts function within TFM.
• Worked with private deal teams, primarily infrastructure and private equity, in developing and vetting economic forecasts, providing guidance in determining the appropriate valuation of numerous deals.
• Developed a quantitative country assessment model to pre-screen new strategic markets, complimented with more in-depth research and analysis that led to the development of a list of key EM focus countries.
• Support decisions on both geographical allocations and scale of positions in fixed income portfolio.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Served as Emerging Market economist, member of the internal Emerging Markets Committee (EMC) and Emerging Markets Information Group (EMIG) and co-lead of the internal country scoring and tiering process.
• Prepared quarterly country write-ups and provided political and policy insights which supported the governance of EM investment limits and allocations.
• Developed and published numerous stress-testing scenarios assessing the potential impact on the Fund’s assets, to help management better understand the best strategies to minimize risk in adverse scenarios.
• Presented regular economic updates and thematic research to investment teams and senior management, articulating the house view in a clear and concise manner.
• Regular interaction with high-level policymakers and peer investors, in both one-on-one and group settings.
• Participated in country due diligence trips to Latin America and Eastern Europe.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Developed a Macro Risk Monitor publication, identifying and assessing the key economic and political risks that are most likely to impact financial market performance at any given time.
• Published a bi-weekly economic note for senior management on timely and relevant topics.
• Designed custom cyclical and sectoral indicators for the US economy, market valuation metrics, monitoring dashboards and heat maps.

Supported senior staff with data analysis and chart preparation for presentations to the Investment Committee, while taking on a steep learning curve.

Master Of Arts - Ma

Honors Ba