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Team focused investment strategy professional experienced in asset allocation, global macro analysis and forecasting, championed equity, fixed income and alternative strategies.

Des Moines, Iowa Area

Led the top down asset allocation process by building and delivering economic forecasts and analyses of the investment implications for asset classes. Supported sales through developing and presenting reviews and updates on the investment process, capital markets, and global economic developments to institutional clients, RIAs, gatekeepers, consultants, and to audiences of up to 400 financial advisers.• Wrote quarterly portfolio updates, economic outlooks and ad hoc commentary on economics and capital market developments and their impacts on the portfolios for investment team, sales team, and marketing.• As a member of the investment solutions team with $15 billion AUM, developed and communicated macroeconomic scenarios and recommendations guiding asset allocation process for multi-asset income, real assets, and liquid alternatives investment portfolios. Provided updates to internal and external distribution channels.

New York, Ny

Provide consulting services in financial modeling, financial analysis, and communications.

I was the key contact on the international and emerging market equities teams for consultants, clients, prospects, and all internal departments involved in administrating, managing, marketing, and selling investment products.• Managed investment communication process from RFPs to finals presentations and client and consultant meetings as part of a team that tripled assets under management to $10 billion.• Collaborated with domestic equity team creating a global product to support European and Japanese marketing programs. Closed on €40 million Dutch corporate pension plan. • Analyzed portfolio performance and attribution. Wrote and delivered marketing message through quarterly and ad hoc meetings, as well as writing manager’s quarterly and annual letter to investors. • Educated distribution teams and marketing on positioning and presenting investment products.

I advised central banks and finance ministries on sovereign bond issuance, debt management and risk controls.• Prepared budget and balance of payments analysis and forecasts. Advised Minister of Finance on negotiating Indonesia’s successful Paris Club debt reschedulings of $5.4 billion in 2000 and 2002. • Coordinated and wrote presentations by Bank Indonesia’s board members to institutional investors.• Developed cost-at-risk model as debt management tool for Ministry of Finance, measuring Indonesian budget's exposure to domestic interest rate movements.

Master Of Science - Ms, Finance

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, History