Kaushal Vaddiraj Email & Phone Number

Toronto, On, Ca

San Francisco Bay Area

Managed research teams in antitrust litigation.Designed and implemented causal inference econometric models to analyze data in M&A transactions for regulatory approval.Utilized big data analytics for use in litigation in large federal and state antitrust lawsuits against Fortune 100 companies in the field of digital platforms, healthcare, and construction materials.

San Francisco, California

• Conducted economic research to assess the competitive effects of prospective mergers and acquisitions in Life Sciences, Healthcare, Technology, Commercial Finance, and Petrochemicals. • Identified relevant economic issues and develop supporting research questions. Applied appropriate economic theories and methods to advise on research questions• Estimated and simulated statistical models to measure the expected effect of collusion between competitors on prices, the structure of the industry, competitors’ production decisions and consumer welfare.• Implemented competitive assessment of mergers, including defining geographic and product markets, and calculation of post-transaction price changes• Managed large data sets and wrote programs in Stata and R to implement detailed empirical analyses and extract meaningful insights for clients• Conducted presentations to summarize findings of analysis to inform senior staff on economic decisions.• Designed trial exhibits and demonstration materials to intuitively explain technical information in over 20 economic expert reports.• Participated in business development efforts such as pitching economic projects to clients, and improving business processes for lead generation • Involved in planning, directing and supervising the work performed by junior staff, on a project basis. • Prepared and developed econometrics training tailored to the needs of the Antitrust practice for junior staff, based on the specific econometric techniques applied in competition assessment and antitrust enforcement.

San Francisco, California

• Designed and built quantitative models to support expert testimony in Antitrust and Intellectual Property cases• Created trial exhibits and presentation materials based on vigorous data analysis and research • Managed large data sets and wrote programs in Stata and Excel to implement complex analyses and extract meaningful insights for clients

Waltham, Ma

Assisted Professors in conducting and teaching graduate courses in Applied Microeconomics(Econ 207) and Central Banking(Econ 173)

Waltham, Ma

Responsible for processing transcript requests and changes to student records

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

Used SQL and SAS to utilize large data sets and assisted team leaders with pricing and competitor analysis for restaurant franchiseesPerforming econometric analysis for media optimization for a large restaurant chain

Managed an overall budget of over $1 million.Worked with Student Government funded organizations on their budget appropriations.Ensured budget appropriations were compliant with the Student Government constitution and by-lawsPlanned and executed the budget proposal for the fiscal year 2013-14.

Responsible for building an academic community on the floor while providing an environment conducive to academic and social well-being of 30-35 residents in the residence hall.Organized several large programs aimed at providing the interactive forum to build a community in the residence hallsOffice of Baccalaureate Experience, University of Tampa; Gateways/Pathways MentorAssisted faculty in teaching freshman students.Mentored freshman students to help them succeed in their first year in college.Taught several classes about student life, study skills and work ethics

Assisted senior managers on developing pricing points for a State-owned electricity transmission companyDeveloped forecasting models for growth of renewable energy sector in the state of Andhra Pradesh

Master Of Arts (Ma), International Economics And Finance

Activities and Societies: National Association of Business Economics, Adam Smith Society, Cypraea MagazineSpecializations: International.

B.S, Business Economics

Activities and Societies: Student Government, Honors Council

Political Science And Jurisprudence

Activities and Societies: Chess Club, Oxford Union

I.S.C, Math, Economics, Commerce, Accounts

Activities and Societies: Students Council