Education
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Master of Science (University Honors) in Computational Finance
QPA: 4.15/4.33
August 2022 - December 2023
An interdisciplinary program that includes mathematics, statistics, programming, finance, and communication.
Clubs and Societies:
- Graduate Teaching Assistant for 46-901 Financial Computing I and 46-926 Statistical Machine Learning I (Fall 2023)
– Co-Chair of Programming at Quantitative Finance Club (2022 – 2023)
Nanyang Technological University
Singapore
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Economics
Specialization in Finance
Minor in Computing and Data Analysis
CGPA: 4.9/5.0
Honours (Highest Distinction)
August 2018 - June 2022
Awards and Achievements:
- Lee Kuan Yew Gold Medal (2022) – top student in cohort
- Economics Society of Singapore Gold Medal (2022) – highest score in the final year examinations
- Dean’s List (Academic Years 2018-19, 2021-22)
- Nominated as the sole Economics program valedictorian candidate (2022)
- NTU President Research Scholar, URECA Programme (2020-21)
Senior Thesis:
- Dark Pool Trading with Varying Tick Size, Lot Size, and Pricing Rule: An Experiment
Coursework:
- Finance: Corporate Finance, Mathematical Finance, Advanced Macroeconomics
- Math/Stats: Calculus III, Linear Algebra II, Advanced Econometrics, Econometric Modelling and Forecasting
- CS: Computational Thinking, Data Structures, Data Analysis, Object Oriented Programming
Clubs and Activities:
- Quantitative Analyst (Risk) at NTU Quantitative Asset Management Club (2021-present)
- Research Director (FinTech, Risk and Advisory) at NTU Research Society (2020-21)
- Analyst at NTU Investment Banking Club (2019-20)
- Financial Controller Subcommittee at NTU Investment Interactive Club (2019-20)
- Residential Education Subcommittee for NTU Tamarind Hall JCRC (2019-20)
- Consultant at NTU Management Consulting Club (2018-19)
London School of Economics and Political Science
London, United Kingdom
Finance, Summer School 2019
Grade: A
June 2019 - July 2019
This was a credit-bearing summer exchange programme through NTU’s GEM Discoverer
I took an introductory course on the theory and applications of financial securities and corporate finance, and placed in the 94th percentile for the exam
SAI International School
Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
All India Secondary School Exam
All India Senior School Certificate Examination
10th grade: CGPA 10/10
12th grade: 97.4%
SAT: 1560/1600
March 2014 - May 2018
I took the STEM track for 11th and 12th grades: my subjects were English, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Computer Science, and Painting
I was the valedictorian for the STEM track, and I scored the highest percentage in the school for the All India Senior School Certificate Examination
My college acceptances included: University of Pennsylvania, Carnegie Mellon University, University of Southern California, University of California Los Angeles, University of California San Diego, Boston University, and University of Michigan Ann Arbor