Matthew Blair, Cfa Email & Phone Number

Greater Denver Area

Houston, Texas, Us

• Lead analyst for equity research coverage on renewable fuels (DAR, NESTE, REGI, AMTX, CLNE, LFG, MNTK), commodity chemicals (CE, DOW, EMN, HUN, LYB, MEOH, OLN, TSE, WLK, WLKP), and independent refiners (CVI, DK, HFC, MPC, PARR, PBF, PSX, VLO)• Earned StarMine #1 rank for chemicals earnings accuracy in 2020• Received firm-wide Innovation Award in Dec'18

Sydney, Nsw, Au

• Independently cover the Natural Gas Vehicle industry (CLNE, FSYS, WPRT)• Assist in coverage of US independent refiners (ALJ, CVI, HFC, MPC, NTI, TSO, VLO, WNR)• Earned a Macquarie Award for cross-team collaboration

• Built a comprehensive natural gas supply and demand model to help predict storage levels in the fall of 2009. Demand factors included regressions on weather and economic variables. Supply factors incorporated regional rig counts and production type curves. Submitted trading recommendations based on results.

Berkeley, Ca, Us

• Teaching assistant for BA133: Investments and BA132: Financial Markets.• Developed and delivered weekly lectures (including problem sets) on topics such as bond yields, option valuation, portfolio theory, financial statement analysis, equity valuation, mortgage backed securities, and credit default swaps. • Graded homework, cases, and exams.

San Mateo, California, Us

• Analyzed five high-yield debt offerings in the energy sector. Delivered a financial model and short written summary conveying buy/pass recommendation to portfolio managers. • Modeled out 22 exploration and production companies and aggregated the data to identify industry trends. Used this analysis along with additional comp tables, charts, and regressions to present an overview of the E&P industry to the fixed income group.• Interviewed executives of energy companies during road shows.

• Analyzed and valued two apparel retailers by incorporating information from SEC filings, earnings calls, and on-site store checks. DCF valuations included a sensitivity analysis. • Built financial models in Excel with fully linked income statements, balance sheets, and cash flows. Models included quarterly data for forecasting and annual data for valuation purposes.

Leadership• Managed a 6-person team in the closing of monthly accounting cycle. Led a reassessment that cut errors by more than 50% and significantly improved overall efficiency. • Led interviews with recruits and managed training of 7 new hires.Analytical• Produced a 10-page analysis each month that explained performance discrepancies by combining independent problem-solving with input solicited from the hedge funds. Report helped identify and escalate serious operational issues at a fund. • Built a liquidity mismatch model for the firm that contrasted client redemption terms with investment redemption terms using a worst-case scenario approach.Communication• Coordinated the monthly funding process to 30 external hedge funds. Relied on clear and concise verbal and written communication with the CFO’s and client service representatives to place roughly $100 million per month.

Mba, Investments

Ba, International Political Economy