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POLINA KANEL +1 347 515 0131 [email protected] Bendheim Center for Finance, Princeton University EDUCATION PRINCETON UNIVERSITY Princeton, NJ Master in Finance Candidate September 2015 - May 2017 Coursework: Asset Pricing; Monte Carlo Simulations; Statistical Analysis of Financial Data; Institutional Finance; Algorithms and Data Structures; Fundamentals of Machine Learning; Financial Econometrics; Coursework likely to include: Software Development; Financial Risk Management; Stochastic Optimization; • Winner of Princeton Graduate Case Competition (surpass over 10 teams in the final) • GPA 3.81 (first year) KYIV SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS / UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON Kyiv, Ukraine Master of Arts in Economic Analysis September 2013- June 2015 Coursework: Advanced Macroeconomics; Statistics and Econometrics; Game Theory; Portfolio Management; Development Economics; Financial Instruments • Top student (GPA 3.70), Teaching Assistant in Macroeconomics • Research: Measuring of the Agglomeration Gains in Banking Sector (statistical approach) NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF UKRAINE “KYIV POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE” Kyiv, Ukraine Bachelor of Science in System Analysis / Concentration in Applied Mathematics September 2009- June 2013 Coursework: Differential Equations; Functional Analysis; Mathematical Statistics; Discrete Mathematics; Numerical Methods; Probability Theory; Algorithms Theory and Complexity Analysis; Objects Oriented Programming; Databases; • Research: Fractal Forecasting in the Problems of Investments and Economics WORK EXPERIENCE J.P.MORGAN CHASE & CO. New York Summer Associate at Quantitative Research June 2016 - September 2016 • Worked on the Prime Brokerage side where helped to price the execution of clients’ portfolios • Integrated various RWA calculations to estimate the portfolio’s RORWA • Extended the trading application with RWA functionality – developed the model in Python, wrote the tests and UI and fully integrated the model into the previous version of the application DRAGON CAPITAL (investment banking boutique) Kyiv, Ukraine Intern at Research Department February 2015 - April 2015 • Aggregated and mined data on financial and operational performance of state-owned enterprise sector (primary machinery and industrial) – sectors volume is USD 15+ billion • Analyzed global and local trends in machinery and aerospace industries; became familiar with Bloomberg; updated automotive industry forecasting model • Performed macroeconomic analysis of Spain economy CITIBANK Kyiv, Ukraine Intern at Corporate Banking Department April 2014 - November 2014 • Analyzed financials of major retailer in Ukraine after merger with another retailer; analysis was presented to Citibank France resulting in USD 4+ million loan issuance; • Analyzed financial statements and loans agreements in liaison with other departments, wrote 5+ general due diligence reports • Investigated local and global developments in clients’ business activities for prospective financial services • Drafted three proposals for Citi clients with financial benefits analyses ART CAPITAL (investment banking boutique) Kyiv, Ukraine Intern at Equity Research Department June 2012 - August 2012 • Enhanced a mathematical model for the short-term prediction of the Ukrainian Exchange Index – strategy resulted in higher profits (on average +5% to return) and improved model was offered to the trading department • Designed a model for the valuation of the Ukrainian branch of the Austrian international bank EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES Consulting: Winner of the Princeton Graduate Case Competition • Analyzed trends and forecasted volumes of the wireless data segments in the U.S. up to 2020 • Developed strategy, calculated NPV and financial impact of the proposed strategy on T-Mobile 2015, Princeton KPMG International Case Competition 2015 2015, Ukraine, Russia • Winner of the Ukrainian stage; represented Ukraine in Moscow (Russia) at semi-final stage, got to the top 5 teams • Analyzed energy industry in Poland and income from FIFA 2022 for Qatar government, designed solutions structure SKILLS Technical skills: Python, R, Mathlab, Java (beginner) Language: Russian (native), Ukrainian (fluent).