Experience

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  Pharo Management

  • United Kingdom
  • Financial Services
  • 100 - 200 Employee

  • U.S. & Canada Economist

    • Jun 2022 - Present

    • Provide primary economic and political coverage of the United States & Canada for Pharo research and investment teams

  • LatAm Economist

    • Mar 2017 - Jun 2022

    • Provide primary economic and political coverage of Colombia, Chile, Peru, and Canada as well as weekly commentary on market positioning and dynamics in EM local market portfolio flows• Implement original trade ideas as part of a research team portfolio• Present fundamental market views to Global Investment Team at weekly Investment Team meetings• Deliver detailed analyses of global macroeconomic themes at semi-annual Global Investment Team off-sites• Manage weekly Economist Team meetings to discuss ongoing projects, macro themes, and team logistics• Manage junior economic analyst and delegate duties based on project deadlines and urgency• Developed flexible, real-time GDP tracker framework in R using principal component analysis

  • Economic Analyst

    • Jun 2012 - Mar 2017

    Economic Research• Provided full economic and political coverage of Colombia and Peru, including monetary policy, growth, and inflation forecasts• Generated actionable trade ideas in FX, rates, and credit• Expanded the investment universe for Pharo PMs to encompass Colombia and Peru, two countries rarely traded prior to initiation of coverage• Realized positive P/L in Colombia and Peru for five consecutive yearsPositioning & Flows• Built a proprietary data set to track gross portfolio flows to emerging markets on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis• Created econometric model for forecasting and explaining key drivers of non-resident flows to EM based on real-time market data• Established novel, empirical tools to monitor market positioning in FX, credit, rates, and equities

  • Control Analyst

    • Aug 2010 - May 2012

    • Managed all OTC and FX counterparty risk across three funds• Guided the development of in-house software for tracking and managing trade collateral

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  NYISO

  • Strategic and Business Planning Intern

    • Jun 2009 - Sep 2009

    Analyzed the effects of spot rate electricity on retail rates paid by consumers in a competitive electric market. My research culminated in an internal report clarifying the impact of wholesale rates versus existing forward contracts between utilities and generators in New York State.