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Richmond, Va, Us

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

• Executed the full M&A lifecycle for lower-middle market transactions, from sourcing opportunities to closing 3 deals over a 9-month period for a private equity client• Conducted a retained search of acquisition targets in healthcare for a private equity group• Participated in strategic discussions with private equity groups to shape deal structure and negotiation strategy with business owners• Performed in-depth financial statement analysis, common-size analysis, and business valuations for over 40 healthcare companies to align seller expectations and assess transaction viability• Built 15 leveraged buyout models in the healthcare industry• Coordinated due diligence efforts and managed information flow between buy-side investors and target companies• Conducted industry and market research to identify attractive sectors, presented analysis and recommendations that enabled the team to enter a new healthcare vertical• Led the development and execution of a strategic referral network strategy within the healthcare industry• Legally authorized to work in the US without sponsorship

United States

• Developed a business plan for a geothermal startup, including a pitch deck and financial model (pricing structure for service delivery, revenue drivers, estimated CAPEX, and OPEX).• Prepared a pitch deck for investors, encompassing the company’s value proposition, customer analysis, go-to-market approach, potential operating model, regulatory constraints, competitor landscape, investment requirements, and key risks.• Conducted interviews with experts to define major industry trends.• Conducted financial and operational due diligence for an agrotech startup, analyzing cash flows, balance sheets, CAPEX, HR strategy, in-house efficiencies, etc., as part of the company’s valuation process.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Teaching Assistant, MBA Class on Consumer Behavior

Moscow, Russia

Development of a holistic Social Strategy for Russia’s leading metals and mining company:- Led a workstream on the compliance of client's practices with the requirements of international agencies, international, and regional organizations for the disclosure of ESG indicators. Based on the analysis results, provided the client with the recommendations regarding the changes in their ESG initiatives disclosure to improve the company’s ESG rating- Led a workstream on the development of a system for evaluating social initiatives and measuring the business impact of the client's social initiatives. Analyzed 200+ current client initiatives and scored them according to the developed evaluation methodology- Led a workstream on expanding and restructuring the set of strategic activities and projects in social and sustainable development for social impact maximizationOperating model re-design for a leading diversified natural resources producer in Kazakhstan:- Diagnosed current inefficiencies in the client's organizational structure and proposed a recommendation on an updated organizational structure with detailed descriptions of the roles and competencies of new positions; reduced the number of key managers’ direct subordinates by 1.5 - 2 times- Participated in the development of KPIs and a system of bonuses and remuneration for CEO-1 managers

Moscow, Russia

Senior Teaching Assistant, International Economics class- Managed five teaching assistants during test assessments- Collaborated with faculty in organizing online midterm and final exams for up to 120 students- Conducted monthly consultations for 120 students in Russian and English (for international students)

Moscow, Russia

Teaching Assistant, Economic Theory Class- Prepared teaching materials for weekly lectures and graded home assignments for 150 students- Organized an offline exam that included oral and written parts: managed seating for 150 students, printing materials, grading of written tasks, provided feedback to students

Moscow, Russia

Created components of a mathematical model to estimate costs in the project on the calculation reference costs of the thermal energy production

Master Of Science - Ms, Finance, General

Activities and Societies: Director of Education at the JHU Graduate Consulting ClubClasses taken: Advanced Hedge Fund Strategies.

Bachelor'S Degree, World Economy

- Higher School of Economics Endowment Fund Scholar (2020) - Merit-based scholarship covering 100% of the tuition fee - Final Capstone.

Bachelor'S Degree, World Economy

Student Exchange Program