Strategic Partnerships

Grow Further engages farmers, scientists, and investors in participatory innovation for global food security and sustainable agriculture.

Summary: Form platform/strategic partnerships and lead a variety of cross-functional strategic projects• BD team manages a growing portfolio of 50+ existing technology partners• Identify, evaluate, and prioritize new partner and integration opportunities that delight shared customers and drive future growth

Summary: Built business plans and made investment decisions to launch/scale new technologies at Amazon• Led investment decision process for early-stage technology, forecasted to generate $1B of profit over ten years• Built expansion plans and pricing models to monetize technologies via B2B/B2C partnerships• Created mechanisms to negotiate contracts, generate invoice fees, and analyze profitability of new partnerships • Launched monthly career development trainings by creating and teaching financial analytics curriculum

Summary: Drove equity investments by conducting market research, sourcing efforts, and analysis• Developed investment theses for InsurTech and FinTech segments based on research and prior work experience • Performed valuation for growth-stage companies by producing comparable, forecast and harvest analyses• Ranked 200+ potential investments and presented research for two companies with signed term sheets

Summary: Sourced and analyzed investment opportunities in startups that align with corporate strategic initiatives• Proposed investments in five of 200+ reviewed startups after completing diligence and implementation feasibility • Analyzed and recommended treatment for $250MM of illiquid assets to CFO and Strategic Transaction Council• Created a structured, thematic framework for sourcing new deals that was adopted by the investment team

Associate – Credit Risk Management and AdvisorySummary: Promoted to lead negotiation and onboarding teams that protect credit risk and ensure optimal client engagement• Negotiated contracts that generated profits of $1.5B by successfully obtaining favorable terms with 750+ clients• Executed firm-wide efficiency initiative to improve client experience by streamlining the onboarding process• Reduced LatAm negotiation response time for priority requests by 50% as founder and leader of new team• Created transparency and reporting feasibility by formulating new rating framework for client contracts Analyst – Credit Risk Management and AdvisorySummary: Managed risk facing firm by monitoring and mitigating product exposure–expertise in FX and commodity markets • Reduced required holding of capital by 5% through improved exposure calculations of commodity trades• Saved department thousands of working hours by automating process to amend 20K contracts for compliance• Mentored first-year analysts and led trainings to establish understanding of firm’s culture and standards

Summary: Analyzed market trends and client trading to determine hedging strategies that would mitigate currency exchange risk● Increased revenue potential by over $5MM through contacting, engaging, and managing business relationships● Prepared and presented cost-benefit analyses at in-person meetings with potential clients in the Midwest

● Incubated an idea, formulated a business strategy, and secured capital to launch independent business● Developed business concepts, identified potential challenges, created operational models, and budgeted expenses ● Hired on-site technicians and marketing advisers to advertise services for various events/celebrations● Successfully negotiated contracts with Hilton Hotels, universities, and event planners in the Salt Lake City area

Summary: Led team of 8 analysts by managing deadlines and training on how to perform/present financial analysis● Promoted to team leader from 70 analysts based on research expertise, analytic capabilities, and leadership skills ● Impacted investment recommendations for fixed-income debt holdings, representing $250MM of $3.4B AUM