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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.
• 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.