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Gurugram, Haryana, India

Hyderabad, Telangana, India

The Finance Club at ISB Hyderabad boasts 170+ members coming from diverse finance and non-finance backgrounds. The club focuses on driving initiatives in the finance domain and intends to further the interests of students and alumni interested in finance.• Elected by 170+ members; Led a 9-member team; Facilitated 100+ resume reviews by onboarding 20+ alums• Conducted 25+ events (1.5x YoY) including Artha (ISB’s finance conclave) and a talk by MD of Carlyle Group (combined footfall of 500+)

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

• Implemented end-to-end data flow and functioning logic of market data management tool by collaborating with 2 product managers• Helped augment revenue by enhancing the modeling capabilities of the portfolio management tool which led to upselling features• Mitigated penalties of an Indian bank by managing the transition to Risk-free rates, automating LIBOR exposure (~$1B) assessment by liaising with 5 business units• Verified pricing models of derivatives worth $600M by bootstrapping interest rate curves and providing impact assessment

Mumbai Area, India

Responsible for governance and strengthening controls around market data & risk methodologies used in calculating VaR and capital numbers.• Monthly estimations of Time series based Risk Not included in VaR capital buffer add-ons including Variance Swap Vega Basis and Inflation Vega• Improved risk monitoring process efficiency by 60% (~2K hrs/yr) by developing Power BI based reporting system for risk managers globally • Prevented millions of regulatory charge by designing a new Std Deviation Index to gauge market volatility enabling accelerated data signoff• Saved trading capital (millions of dollars) through comparable analysis and re-mapping exposure of ~$1B by liaising daily with 8 risk managers globally• Supported and Validated results for outlier detection in timeseries data through Self Organizing Maps based logic• Lowered TAT by 70% (saving ~900 hrs/yr) by reprogramming 30+ SQL queries utilized in frequently used Excel VBA tools and processes• Monitored and calibrated Stress VaR window; Draft VaR driver analysis

Mumbai Area, India

• Developed tools in VBA and python to automate operational processes leading to increased efficiency and control• Worked with risk managers to address VaR and SVaR breaches driven by timeseries set up; VaR window roll and data quality checks• Increased timeseries data coverage for FRTB project which would be used for Expected Shortfall calculations

Ahmedabad Area, India

Mentor: Prof. Arvind Sahay, Professor of Marketing, IIM AhmedabadConducted research in Behavioral Economics.Title of the paper - Differential impact of social norms and regulatory focus combinations on customer reactions to price changes from reference price and on purchase intentions.

Jhunjhunun Area, India

The Economics and Finance Association (EFA) at BITS Pilani is a student organization representing graduate MSc (Hons) Economics students. EFA supports students across engineering and science disciplines by offering workshops, projects, and certificate courses focusing on finance, management, and contemporary economic issues to enhance their skills and knowledge.• Organized multiple economics and finance related events (Stock Market Simulation Challenge, Business Master, Bits Fantasy and Bitsopoly)• Augmented student-teacher interactions via organising seminars, presentations, and farewells within the association• Devised a financial literacy program by engaging professionals and alumni through panel discussions and lectures series• Raised INR 50k via merchandise sale

Jaipur Area, India

GAIL (India) Limited is the largest state-owned natural gas processing and distribution company in India, It is headquartered in New Delhi. It has following business segments: Natural Gas, Liquid Hydrocarbon, Liquefied petroleum gas Transmission, Petrochemical, City Gas Distribution, Exploration and Production, GAILTEL and Electricity Generation. GAIL has been conferred with the Maharatna status on 1 Feb 2013, by the Government of India.

Pune Area, India

Yazaki Corporation is an independent automotive component maker founded in 1941. The firm is headquartered at Japan, and command a top share in the global market of automotive wire harness. They also develop and manufacture meters, electronic components and a host of other products for automotive use.

Pgp, Majors In Finance And Marketing, Specialization In Public Policy, 3.84/4

Activities and Societies: Dean's List (Awarded to top 10% of the cohort, Institute Rank 23) Vice President, Finance Club (Elected by 170+.

Bachelor Of Engineering (Hons.) Electronics & Instrumentation, Master Of Science (Hons.) Economics, 8.26/10; Consistent Recipient Of Merit-Need Scholarship

Activities and Societies: Secretary, Economics and Finance Association National Service Scheme Hockey team BITS Firefox Community

High School, Aissce 2013, 91.6 %

Activities and Societies: Chess team