AYOTI MITTRA

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Email: abg2ur@r.postjobfree.com; Ph: 718-***-****

EDUCATION

Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs

Masters of International Affairs, May 2011

Concentration: International Finance and Economic Policy

Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts

Bachelor of Arts: May 2008 – Graduated with honors

Major: Economics Minor: English

Authored an honors thesis on “Social Justice in the Works of Rabindranath Tagore”

Courses: Advanced Economic Analysis Advanced Accounting Investing in Emerging Markets

International Capital Markets Quantitative Analysis International Finance & Monetary Theory

EMPLOYMENT

Intern – Macro Research Group, Roubini Global Economics, New York (January 2011 – Present)

Responsible for publishing reports analyzing sovereign risk in India, Pakistan & Sri Lanka;

Forecasting GDP growth, inflation risk and currency risk and preparing reports on equity markets in South Asia;

Designing and maintaining inflation forecasting models for South East Asia including Singapore and Vietnam;

Issues covered include: public finances, real state, manufacturing, consumption, industrial production and external trade;

Preparing timely alerts for clients on emerging economic, financial and geopolitical events in Asia; and

Assisting analysts and senior analysts on research projects, data transformation and reports.

Intern, Treetops Capital, New York (August 2010 – September 2010)

Created a report analyzing sovereign risk in Zambia including in-depth macroeconomic outlook - assessing political risk,

forecasting inflation, exchange rate risk, trade balances, and regulatory framework;

Conducted analysis of the Small and Medium Scale Enterprise (SME) sector to evaluate demand and penetration of SMEs and

explore investment feasibility; and

Identified potential SME Banks and Microfinance Institutions for viable equity investments in Zambia.

Intern – Business Development, Earth Institute-Millennium Promise, New York (March 2010 – July 2010)

Created corporate partnerships with 4 multinational companies to make Millennium Village Projects in Africa sustainable; and

Created social and interactive media to spread awareness about the status of the MDGs in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Junior Business Editor, Rediff Publications, New York (July 2008 – April 2009)

Responsible for 4 major sections including finance, technology and media; and

Authored over 75 articles – including in-depth coverage on unfolding credit crisis of 2008, the meltdown and subsequent bailout

of AIG, Merrill Lynch Bank of America merger and government takeover of auto industry.

Intern, Grameen Bank, Dhaka, Bangladesh (June 2007 – August 2007)

Advised women entrepreneurs in establishing small business startups in apparel, food services and export-oriented industries; and

Helped create a business incubator providing financing and consulting services to small and medium-scale start-ups.

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Team Member, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Columbia University, (2009)

Designing proposals for innovative financial solutions in the developing world by providing funding to the youth

Alumni Outreach Coordinator, SIPA Microfinance Working Group, Columbia University, (2009 – Present)

Raising awareness about microenterprise development through regular events such as lectures by leading figures in the field, panel

discussions, and career forums with microfinance practitioners

Team Member, SIPA Finance Club, Columbia University, (2009 - Present)

Organizing lectures and forums by inviting leaders from companies such as JP Morgan and Needham and Company

Volunteer, Elmhirst Institute, Shantiniketan, India (2004 - Present)

A nonprofit organization that provides shelter and spreads awareness to 45,000 women across India

Started a program to promote sale of handicrafts by destitute/ orphan women in city malls in India

OTHER SKILLS

Computer: Excel, PowerPoint, Word, STATA, Bloomberg

Languages:Hindi (fluent) and Bengali (fluent)

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