Financial and Budget analysis for Romney for President campaign.

Portfolio Coordinator, Global Equity Portfolio Management--Worked with investment teams to execute multiple investment strategies (e.g., Emerging Markets Equity, China Opportunities, Latin America Funds and Global Natural Resources). Made recommendations on cash flow trading, monitored and rebalanced portfolios to designated benchmarks to ensure continuity with client guidelines. Enhanced performance by reducing cash drag and lowering trading costs.

Helped launch a boutique executive search consultancy dedicated to serving private equity and venture capital firms and their operating companies.

Starting as a part-time graduate student, was granted a unique opportunity to work and learn wherever there was a need—from the equity trading desk to all aspects of investment operations. As my responsibilities and accomplishments grew, I traded a career in academia for one in investment management.•Managed and helped design the critical start-of-day and end-of-day processes integrating accounting and trade data.•Made daily index futures trade recommendations.•Assisted portfolio managers with the execution of program trades.•Created a manual of standard operating procedures for equity operations.