Sukanya Chaudhuri, Ph.D.

acb432@r.postjobfree.com, 765-***-****

Profile

Ph.D. in Economics from Purdue University (2010)

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4+ years of experience in Business Data Analytics in Credit Industry; Information

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Solutions to Economic Development and Economic Policy. Special expertise in US

credit industry and financial inclusion; as well as international markets of Australia,

Kenya, India and Mexico.

Core strength in modeling and analyzing economic and financial data with SAS,

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ANGOSS, R, CART, MS Excel. Special expertise in analysis of panel data, dealing with

massive datasets with millions of records and thousands of variables.

Extensive experience in professional report preparation and presentation; client

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interaction and feedback; project management for internal and external

collaborations and global ventures; undergraduate Business and Economics

teaching; successful grant writing; and survey designing.

Employment

Policy & Economic Research Council, Durham NC

Senior Research Fellow Aug 2011 Present

Lead researcher in an organization focused on information solutions to economic

development challenges such as financial inclusion of disadvantaged socio economic

groups in the US and other industrialized nations as well as emerging markets in Africa,

Asia and Latin America. Our organization has pioneered the use of alternative data and

positive filing in credit scoring and has served clients like Dun & Bradstreet, Australia;

World Bank; American Bankers Association; TransUnion; Experian; US Department of

Labor and Central Bank of Kenya.

Primary Contributions

• Spearheaded statistical and economic research involving data acquisition, statistical

modeling, data analysis with SAS, ANGOSS, R, CART and MS Excel and professional

report writing. Brought in core statistical expertise on large scale regression and

classification and panel data regression.

• Led the development of commercial grade scorecards for Dun & Bradstreet,

Australia and research grade scorecards for several microfinance institutes in India

as a part of a multi country project of World Bank’s International Finance

Corporation.

• Identified funding opportunities and contributed to writing successful grant

proposals to Rockefeller Foundation, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Australia

Retail Credit Association. Recently submitted a Full Proposal to USAID DIV after

being selected to advance our initial Letter of Intent to the next phase. Contributed

to both technical aspects and budget preparation in all proposal writings.

• Designed and supervised online consumer surveys in partnership with ORC and

telephonic small business surveys.

University of North Carolina, Greensboro NC

Lecturer Jan 2011 May 2011

Instructed two large undergraduate classes at the Bryan School of Business Economics on

Business Statistics and Microeconomics.

Primary Tasks

• Classroom lecturing, QA hours, creating and administering quizzes, homeworks and

tests.

American Express Pvt Ltd, Gurgaon India

Business Analyst Jul 2001 Jun 2003

Worked in an analytics team focused on identifying and preventing fraudulent charge card

transactions, covering Internet, mail order and merchant fraud.

Primary Contributions

• Developed, tested and released new fraud detection rules to be used by American

Express for US and international markets; conducted day to day monitoring and

upgrading of released rules.

• Wrote reports and made presentations on rules performance during tests and in the

real market; actively collaborated with other teams in the Gurgaon office as well as

with teams based in the US.

Education

PhD in Economics, 2010, Purdue University, W Lafayette IN, USA

• Research highlights: Experimental economics, Advanced statistical modeling and data

analysis with hierarchical, mixed effects regression models

• Course highlights: Econometrics, Time Series, Game Theory, Experimental Economics,

Industrial Organization, International Trade

MS in Quantitative Economics, 2001, Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta India

• Course highlights: Probability & Statistics, Econometric Theory I & II, Econometric

Application I & II, Time Series, Computer Programming.

BSc in Economics, 1999, Presidency College, Calcutta University, Calcutta India

• Course highlights: Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Statistics, Development and

Planning.

Awards & Honors

Certificate for Teaching Excellence. Purdue University, 2008

• Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor

Knox Fellowship. Purdue University, 2004 2005.

Advanced Category Performance Bonus. American Express, 2003

• Recognition of leadership and analytic skills

Graduate Scholarship. Govt. of India 1999 2001

Top Ten Rank Holder. Calcutta University, 1999 Economics Honors

Selected Publications

Turner, M., Walker, P., Chaudhuri, S., Duncan, J., Varghese, R. and Kitchenman, W. (2013).

A Reexamination of Who Gains and Who Loses from Credit Card Payment

Turner, M., Walker, P., Chaudhuri, S., and Varghese, R. (2012).

A New Pathway to Financial Inclusion: Alternative Data Alternative Data, Credit Building,

and Responsible Lending in the Wake of the Great Recession.

Turner, M., Walker, P., Chaudhuri, S., Duncan, J. and Varghese, R. (2012).

Credit Impacts of More Comprehensive Credit Reporting in Australia and New Zealand

Turner, M., Walker, P., Varghese, R. and Chaudhuri, S. (2012).

The Credit Impacts on Low Income Americans from Reporting Moderately Late Utility

Payments

Immigration Status

Authorized to work for any employer in the US, do not require any visa sponsorship.

Contact Information

426 Euphoria Cir

Cary NC 27519

acb432@r.postjobfree.com

765-***-****

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