Dina Showah
*** ***** **** ** *********, CT *****
(203) 673 - 6666
*******@*****.***
WORK EXPERIENCE
*/** – Present Rocaton Investment Advisors LLC; Norwalk, CT
Investment Analyst
• Responsible for quantitative analyses of portfolios ranging from $60M-$2BB
• Evaluate performance of several asset classes including equities, fixed
income, real estate, private equity and hedge funds employing a wide variety
of return and risk metrics.
• Contribute to the firm’s quarterly market review. Develop the financial
review which includes asset class returns vs. benchmarks, VIX study, U.S
equity review, U.S fixed income spreads, real estate index returns,
commodity index returns and hedge fund returns by strategy.
• Assist in manager searches. Contact potential candidates and develop
analytics to show performance of current vs. potential managers. Compile
information on fees, fund restrictions, and independence issues for clients.
• Attend on-site meetings with private equity, real estate, hedge fund, and
fixed income managers.
3/08 – 6/08 Rocaton Investment Advisors LLC; Norwalk, CT
Junior Analyst
• Helped the analyst group complete tasks such as quarterly analytics, and
performance reports.
• Worked on projects involving private equity, target date retirement research,
and venture capital.
2/07 – 5/07 First Investors Corporation; Stamford, CT
Intern
• Provided overall administrative and analytical support.
• Analyzed and researched mutual funds and markets to fit specific client
portfolios according to risk tolerance
• Responsible for stock analysis; moving average analysis, capital gain/loss
analysis, short/long term analysis, determining the overall health of a client’s
portfolio.
EDUCATION
Fairfield University; Fairfield, CT
Bachelor of Science, Finance, July 2008
GPA: 3.41
SKILLS/OTHER
Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Bloomberg, Morningstar Principia, Wilshire Analytics,
eVestment Alliance
Fluent in Arabic
Understanding of Spanish