Mikaela Steutermann Email & Phone Number

Kansas City, Mo, Us

Kansas City, Mo

• Developed proprietary scoring methodology in Python that reflects a company’s performance on financially material ESG issues. This methodology is the basis for American Century's compliance with SFDR regulation.• Manages the development of proprietary research tools that provide access to quantitative models, engagement activity, and proxy voting history. Serves as the liaison between the Sustainable Research team and IT during the agile planning process.• Partners closely with portfolio management to integrate ESG analysis into the investment process. Supports ESG integration efforts across all asset types, markets, and investment strategies. Experience with equity and fixed income investment products, quantitative equity investing, emerging markets, and custom SMA programs.• Point of contact for all quantitative models developed by the Sustainable Research team. Routinely presents research methodology to new and existing clients during due-diligence calls, as well as key internal stakeholders. • Data steward for all ESG data sources, both internal and external. Conducts due diligence on all current and prospective data vendors to ensure strong coverage across the investible universe and reliable data quality. • Strong knowledge of data sources and analytics methods available in sustainable investing. Extensive experience with third-party ESG data platforms (MSCI, ISS, Sustainalytics) and additional industry applications (FactSet, Bloomberg).

Kansas City, Mo

• Assumed additional trading responsibilities for US equities, supporting Growth, Value, and Quantitative strategies.

Kansas City, Mo

• Conducted statistical analysis to automate and standardize the trading workflow. Examples of methods used: regression, decision trees, feature selection, principal component analysis, clustering.• Wrangled various internal and external data sources in Python and SQL for use in analysis. • Created Tableau extracts using SQL queries to improve access to clean and validated data. Developed Tableau dashboards for visualization into insights. • Served as the point of contact for third-party vendors providing external data sources to the Trading department. Ensured timeliness and accuracy of data for Transaction Cost Analysis, Commissions, and Research Budgeting.• Generated and distributed client reports detailing trading performance. Responded to client RFP’s and due-diligence surveys.

Kansas City, Mo

• Developed internal webpages using Python to visualize key trading metrics and identify new research opportunities.• Researched and optimized new features to incorporate into Tradebot’s high frequency trading algorithms.• Conducted ongoing statistical analysis for existing features to make improvements as market conditions change.• Simulated research ideas to determine statistical significance and accuracy prior to implementation in the production system.

Lawrence, Ks

• Coordinated and executed all marketing research studies in the on-campus behavioral lab.• Worked with research-focused faculty to ensure subject pool requirements were met.• Managed 5 marketing lab assistants - conducted training, created schedules, and approved timecards.• Conducted student outreach efforts to ensure high participation in research studies.

Lawrence, Ks

• Designed and ran marketing experiments with Dr. Jessica Li, Associate Professor of Marketing, to learn about consumer and social sharing behaviors.• Gathered existing data and analyzed prior scientific literature related to the current study.• Determined experimental design, developed questionnaires, and tested hypotheses in the School of Business marketing behavioral lab.• Analyzed and interpreted research findings using SPSS [statistical software].

Kansas City, Mo

• Developed clusters in R for all Hallmark Gold Crown retail locations using store-level attributes and trade area demographics.• Developed clusters in R for Census demographic data in order to inform decisions for possible new store locations.• Utilized developed clusters to identify the optimal assortment through twinning analysis with successful v. unsuccessful stores.• Analyzed performance metrics (sales, units, footage, etc.) by cluster to determine where specific card lines sell best.• Visualized results using Tableau and communicated insights to key stakeholders in the business, specifically Retail Leadership.

Bachelor'S Degree, Business Analytics & Marketing

Activities and Societies: Business Honors Program; Business Leadership Program; Undergraduate Business Council; Kappa Alpha ThetaBachelor.

Esg Executive Certificate For Financial Professionals, Sustainable Investing

Incorporate ESG in an Investment Portfolio; Analyze Regulatory Impact; Respond to ESG Activism; Analyze Links Between Climate Risk.