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Sydney, Nsw, Au

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Founded in 2013, FootGolf Australia is the governing body of the sport of FootGolf in the country.The objective of FootGolf is to get a football in a 53cm hole in the fewest number of kicks.Played in a golf course and following the rules of golf, Footgolf is a sport every football player and fan loves to have a go at. FootGolf creates opportunities for Golf Clubs to increase their asset utilisation, revenue and profit by bringing a new demographic to the course.

Sydney, Australia

Sydney, Australia

Analysis of complex financial information and empirical data for research reports on efficiency of financial markets. Study of the impact of disclosure regulations on the marketresponse to periodic and non-periodic price sensitive corporate announcements.Key achievements• Research paper “Price discovery under continuous disclosure requirements in Australia” deemed as top 10% at the Financial Management Association Conference, Denver, 2011.• Research paper “Continuous disclosure requirements and the investor distraction hypothesis”.• Analysis of the contribution of analyst recommendations to the price discovery process under continuous disclosure.• Study of the market efficiency of trading halts imposed after market sensitive and non-sensitive announcements in Australia.• Analysis of the impact of short selling bans in Canada and the USA in response to the global financial crisis (GFC). Research paper “Are short sellers really informed?” nominated to be presented at the Northern Finance Association Conference, Niagara-on-the-Lake, 2009.• Tutor in Corporate Finance, Financial Modelling and Valuation for large groups of students.

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Corporate advisory services for small and medium size companies, non-governmental organisations, and business associations to facilitate to the investment decision process. Business valuations and financial modelling for development of existing markets and expansion of new market opportunities. Industry forecasting and trend analysis in the agribusiness, biotechnology and aviation industries.Key achievements• DuPont Pioneer - Analysed the economic impact of introducing new genetically modified maize varieties. - Reports supporting the liberation of Maize Herculex® (TC1507) were submitted to the National Advisory Commission on Agricultural Biotechnology.• Inter-American Development Bank - Provided advisory services on productivity and business performance in several agribusiness sectors (Citrus, Wine production, Apple, Cotton, and Tea). - Results of these studies helped identifying areas where further investment for development was needed.• Macair Jet - Provided advisory services on the impact of alternative aircraft configurations on post-acquisition profitability. - Performed business financial analysis, forecasts and valuations under alternative scenarios.• Organization of American States - Performed industry analysis and assessed the economic sustainability of the soybean production complex in South America. - Estimated infrastructure investment needs to keep up with production and exports which tripled during the 1997-2004 period. - Identified new markets and international expansion opportunities.• Argentine Seed Producers Association - Advised companies in the agribusiness sector and provided financial modelling services. - Estimated the optimal mix of products given the need to separate conventional and genetically modified crops to respond to regulatory changes in importing markets.

Buenos Aires, Salta, And Tucumán, Argentina

Lecturing undergraduate and post-graduate courses (MFin, MBA, executive programs)

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Research topics include capital markets, venture capital and private equity research. Papers:- Index Revision Anticipation: Short Term Price Pressure on the Merval (main index at Buenos Aires Stock Exchange).- Venture capital and financing of fast growing small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Argentina.- Second Tier Markets for SMEs. The Case of Argentina.

Phd In Finance, Finance

Phd Thesis: Price Discovery, Investor distraction and analyst recommendations under continuous disclosure requirements in Australia.

Master, Finance

Exchange Student, Business

Bachelor, Business

Activities and Societies: Alma Mater, Club del Interior, Basketball Team Student Award