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New York, New York, United States

Wealth Management Strategy

New York, New York, United States

• Partnered with senior stakeholders across IM Corporate Strategy, Sales, Strategic Accounts, Finance, Product Management, Marketing, and investment subsidiaries to establish a 5-year growth plan and go-to-market strategy to enhance the firm’s standing within the US Retail market• Created holistic business reports for Investment Management executives including weekly business highlights, quarterly distribution/investment firm business reviews, Board Meetings, and Town Halls, among others• Produced and enhanced extensive reporting on Regional and Product Sales progress, Quarterly Earnings Commentary, and KPI tracking on sales and strategic partnership activity• Supported project management of ETF rollouts, a Model Portfolio launch, and ongoing focus strategy support

Charlotte, North Carolina

• Participated in a rotational program with intensive focuses on Corporate and Enterprise RiskRotation III: Financial Crimes Compliance Analytics, Intelligence Analytics and Compliance Team• Rectified an auditory model risk issue by providing regulatory justification for product class AML risk ratingsRotation II: Corporate and Investment Banking, Systems and Data Analytics Team• Supported the Financial Crimes team by manipulating Banknotes alerts data, assisting in the transformation of the customer data strategy, and revising program procedures to satisfy evolving regulatory guidance• Completed two data analytics reports analyzing fluctuations in FX cash flows in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic Rotation I: Operational Risk, Transaction Processing and Execution Team• Initiated the planning of a policy oversight process in compliance with internal and regulatory requirements

Manhattan, New York

Contracted by Workforce LogIQ to the FRBNY• Performed customer due diligence and investigations on 108 large-scale transactions within the Central Bank and International Account System (CBIAS) to verify global compliance with military and terrorist financing laws• Reported compliance concerns and formulated escalation recommendations in a 54-page report submitted to the Audit Function and the Chief Compliance Officer and closed over 175 other transaction alerts

Manhattan, New York

• Contributed to 4 municipal broker-dealer audits by compiling data from FINRA, due diligence databases, general ledgers, and corporate contracts to verify proper disclosures and reporting by issuers and underwriters• Researched macro trends in market manipulation and financial misconduct data to help determine the office’s long-term program planning and focuses for future risk mitigation

Manhattan, New York

• Evaluated over 16,000 international Fedwire transactions and analyzed KYC profiles for abnormalities to assist the Governance Office with their anti-money laundering program• Completed a data-entry inventory of asset, business process, and vendor records to help ensure the effective implementation of the Bank’s Data Privacy Program and privacy risk management system• Reconstructed the 40-page Annual Report with structural and grammatical edits, informational updates, and introductory and concluding notes for final submission to Bank leadership• Researched alternative fraud assessment procedures to report on the Bank’s risk mitigation methods

Manhattan, New York

• Assisted with Assistant District Attorney case building and mapping of Manhattan gang activity by codifying and categorizing electronic communication media from Riker’s Island inmates• Investigated and organized classified information from criminal cases in Microsoft Excel spreadsheets• Monitored information of over 250 criminal phone calls to determine their intel and evidential relevance• Attended trials on a weekly basis to gain a hands-on understanding of New York’s crime trial process

Bronx, New York

• ENGL 1102 | SPAN 1001 | SPAN 1002 | SPAN 1501 | SPAN 1502 | SPAN 2001

Honors B.A., International Political Economy, Economics, Summa Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Phi Beta Kappa, Rose Hill Honors Program, Phi Kappa Phi, Alpha Sigma Nu (National Jesuit Honors Society).

Semester Abroad, 78.3 (1:1, First Class Honors)

Part-time student through Fordham University Study Abroad program during the Spring 2018 semester. Enrolled in two economics elective.