ANAHITA ARORA
*******.*****@*****.*** • *** W ** St. Apt. 16A, New York, NY 10019 • 1-267-***-****
WORK EXPERIENCE
Barclays Capital, Assistant Vice President (AVP), Equity Research, New York, NY
Wireless Communications Equipment (Promoted to AVP in Feb 2011) July 2010 Present
Report to Jeff Kvaal, Director, and help cover wireless communications stocks spanning infrastructure (LTE, HSPA+,
broadband access, backhaul, etc.), machine to machine (M2M), quality of service and policy management, billing and
subscriber data management (BSS and OSS), wireless intellectual property (Nortel, InterDigital), etc.
Led several projects in the form of detailed reports and short earnings notes that were disseminated to over 2,000 clients;
reports delved into growth outlook for the industry and individual companies based on market size, trends, end market
exposure, business and financial models, valuation, and interactions with senior management (CEOs, CFOs and IR)
Piloted discussions and breakout Q&A sessions with senior management (CEOs and CFOs) of some multi billion dollar
companies at the Barclays Capital Global Communications and Media Technology Conference, NYC, May 2011
Present to sales, traders and clients on industry trends and individual stocks on a regular basis
July 2008 June 2010
Semiconductors (Analyst)
Reported to Romit Shah, Director and Tim Luke, Managing Director; helped cover 11 analog semiconductor stocks
Conceptualized and created 60 page ‘Analog Semiconductor Guide’, a detailed overview and outlook of the industry
Published more than 100 quarterly earnings reports that were each disseminated to 2,000+ clients
Took 3 multi billion dollar companies’ CEOs/CFOs on non deal roadshows to market to investors across the US
Helped organize Barclays Technology Conference ‘09 in San Francisco attended by 100+ companies and 900+ investors
Lehman Brothers, Equity Research Analyst, Pharmaceuticals, New York, NY May 2007 July
2007
Extensively researched breast cancer and non invasive prenatal diagnostics to determine the market size of new products
Wrote two 40 page initiation reports that delved into business fundamentals of two companies (HOLX and SQNM)
Bank of America, Strategies Analyst, Newark, DE June 2006 August 2006
Forecasted the 5 year loss rates of unsecured loan products in 83 market segments using a new risk strategy
Recognized as an ‘Outstanding Intern’ by senior management
Coca Cola Co., Marketing Research Intern, New Delhi, India
June 2004 –July 2004
Prepared a report that summarized the competitive landscape and consumer preferences in the juices market through
extensive field research and interactions with sales personnel, retailers (total 40), and consumers
Education
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
May 2008
Jerome Fisher Program in Management & Technology (M&T) (one of 50 students selected to honors joint degree
program)
Wharton School, Bachelor of Science in Economics, concentrations: Finance and Marketing
School of Engineering and Applied Science, Bachelor of Applied Science, Financial and Mathematical Systems
Minor in Mathematics
Mathematics GPA: 3.7 (6 courses); Cum GPA: 3.1
SAT: 790/800 (Math); 740/800 (Verbal)
Relevant Coursework: Venture Capital, Economics I & II, Calculus I, II, III & IV, Probability, Statistical Inference, Linear
Algebra, JAVA I, C, Pricing, Accounting I & II, Corporate Valuation, Derivatives, Advanced Corporate Finance
LEADERSHIP & OTHER ACTIVITiES
USA Women’s Cricket Team May 2011 Curent
• Part of the 18 member squad shortlisted to represent the USA at the World Cup Qualifier to be held in Bangladesh in
Nov. 2011; the final squad for the World Cup Qualifier will consist of 14 players once finalized
• Played for the USA against the West Indies in Barbados in August 2011
Echoing Green Social Venture Capital, Business Plan Analyst Oct 2010 Current
• Analyze business plans and assign grades to various individuals and their seed stage ideas for social change globally;
based on grades from several reviewers, Echoing Green invests seed money ($60 90K) into winning finalists’ projects
Applied Science Senior Design Project, Generating Power from Biological Waste Jan 2008 May 2008
• Assessed the potential of various biological wastes to generate power for a clinic in a village in Cameroon (received
“A”)
• Visited one of the largest biogas plants, in Bhopal, India to conduct a comparative study in power generation
CommuniTech, International Projects Head May 2004 December
2007
• Managed team of 4 & installed 82 computers to help bridge digital divide across India, Pakistan & Cameroon in May
2006