After gaining a First Class Honours degree in Economics at Aberystwyth University, as well as a Distinction in MSc Investments from the University Birmingham, I am currently working for Bank of America Merrill Lynch. I obtained the prestigious Barrie N Davies Prize for Economics and Statistics for my undergraduate dissertation, which focused on the Great Depression and the Financial Crisis of 2008 in the United States of America. I have also obtained a Distinction in my Masters Degree dissertation, which empirically tested weak form market efficiency in the BRIC and UK equity markets. I am a fluent Russian speaker with a full written proficiency in the language. Passed the CFA Level 1 exam at first attempt.