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London, England, United Kingdom

Paris, Ile-De-France, France

Responsible for advising a French-based commodity broker of soft commodities and other financial products in terms of developments in the macro-economy and related financial markets.

London, England, United Kingdom

Responsible for 250 staff managing over half a trillion dollars in assets. Initiated a major restructuring of the Fixed Income and Structured Finance departments, leading to a 30 percent increase in net operating income and a rise of 60 billion euros in assets under management over a four-year period. Expanded and diversified both the product suite and third-party client base, leading to the award of prestigious and highly competitive mandates. Led a successful campaign to increase the firm's presence in Asia and developed the emerging markets expertise. Member of the Management Board and Executive Board, as well as the AXA Group Investment Committee.

London, England, United Kingdom

Responsible for a team of 60 professionals, charged with managing the Barclays Group balance sheet in the areas of interest rate risk management and funding across the major international currency groups. Activities include positioning the bank portfolio along the yield curve so as to maximize total return with minimum earnings volatility, as well as optimising holdings across liquidity, regulatory, and capital constraints. Developed an integrated, pro-active approach to risk management, rationalized and automated portfolio management information systems, constructed analytical tools to enhance performance, and launched and managed a highly successful internal hedge fund (120% return during 2008-09). Management Committee member and Global Head of Diversity.

Summit, New Jersey

Performed all macro-economic analysis and developed specific investment strategies in North America, Europe and Japan for a fixed-income and currency-based hedge fund. Responsible for managing investments in global bond and money markets by taking directional positions and identifying arbitrage opportunities therein. Advised on risk management systems, wrote a weekly strategy letter for investors in the fund, and participated in marketing and capital-raising activities.

Paris, France

Responsible for personnel management, budgetary matters, and administration of the Paris subsidiary of MCM. Managed a portion of the firm's Fixed-Income Fund and advised the general investment portfolio on strategic positioning in the global credit markets, with emphasis on Europe and Japan. Formulated medium-term investment strategies based on fundamental analysis, valuation of respective yield curves, cross-country spreads, and information gleaned from contact with government and central bank officials.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Managed a US$20 billion global fixed-income portfolio invested in U.S., European, and Asian money and capital markets with expertise in bond indexing, trading, settlement and control systems. Research and presented investment authority paper to Executive Board.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Negotiated and presented to the Executive Board a policy-based structural adjustment loan (SAL) to the government of Morocco. Supervised a team of economists analyzing the impact of tax reform, public expenditure policy, trade liberalisation, and external debt management on the Moroccan economy. Developed a macro-economic policy framework to advise governments on trade-offs between growth, investment, debt and inflation. Prepared and presented trade policy loan to the Executive Board. Researched and drafted economic working papers on the prospects for growth in highly-indebted countries; the impact of real exchange rate movements on the external sector; and the relationship between macro-economic imbalances and the cyclical behavior of post-war Mexican trade policy. Conducted economic analyses of IBRD-financed projects in irrigation and livestock development.

Master Of Arts - Ma, International Economics

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Developmental And Child Psychology, Summa Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: D.G.R.S.T. French Doctoral Fellowship

Humanities/Humanistic Studies

Activities and Societies: Hachette Prize for Most Outstanding Foreign Student, Hachette Publishing Company

Bachelor'S Degree, Psychology, Magna Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Whitaker Fellowship for Academic Excellence, Football and Sailing teams Music Editor, Harvard Crimson.