PRANAV VERMA
Campus Box # ***, Babson College, Babson Park, MA 02457-0420 Ph: 917-***-**** Email: *******@******.***
OBJECTIVE
Babson MBA graduate with software engineering background and strong financial modeling, analytical and research skills
seeking position in a Private Equity firm investing in Technology Companies.
EDUCATION
BABSON COLLEGE, F.W. OLIN GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, Wellesley, MA 2007-2009
Master of Business Administration, May 2009
• Concentration in Finance. Relevant/Elective Coursework: Equity Portfolio Management, Managing Financial &
Corporate Risk, Mergers & Acquisitions, Fixed Income Portfolio Management.
• Member of Babson Investment Management Association and Babson Buyout Association
CHARTERED FINANCIAL ANALYST INSTITUTE (CFA) June 2009
Awaiting results for CFA Level 2 Exam taken on 6th June, 2009
• Passed CFA Level 1 exam.
UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 2001-2005
G.G.S. INDRAPRASTHA UNIVERSITY, New Delhi, India
Bachelor of Technology in Information Technology, June 2005
EXPERIENCE
CONSULTANT TO HEDGE FUND MANAGER January 2009- May 2009
Consultant as part of Babson Management Consulting Field Experience Program
• Provided Equity Research on stocks in the agribusiness sector. Recommended buy/sell positions to fund manager. Stocks
gained 41% and 72% versus 17% and 19% gain of the S&P500 over the same period, respectively.
• Researched and modeled various factors that affect cost and revenue of agribusiness companies.
AMERICAN EXPRESS BANK, New York, U.S.A. Summer 2008
Strategy Summer Intern, E-Business, Private Wealth Division
• Developed business plan to launch online investment services for Standard Chartered Bank in Singapore; these services
will lead to increased revenue for the bank.
• Recommended and presented implementation plan to senior management for phased rollout of the online offerings.
• Analyzed online brokerage market in Singapore to gain understanding of current industry scenario.
NEW ENGLAND CERTIFIED DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, Massachusetts, U.S.A. 2007-2008
Consultant as part of Babson Consulting Alliance Program
• Researched and analyzed competitive offerings of different firms in the SBA 504 loan industry.
• Evaluated potential marketing channels to attract new loans for the company by interacting with possible future partners.
• Forecasted financial implications of those channels and recommended the more viable channel to the CEO.
INFOSYS TECHNOLOGIES LTD. (NASDAQ:INFY), Bangalore, India 2005-2007
Software Engineer
• Led team of four people for completion of critical projects for a major retail client. Forecasted project revenues and
timelines; these projects contributed significantly towards revenue from the client.
• Automated processes for Infosys which led to higher efficiency and cost savings.
• Designated Tools Team Leader for a delivery unit of Infosys. Point of contact for any business, process or technical
information required by different teams within the unit.
• Trained new team members and brought them up to speed with processes and technologies used within Infosys.
CERTIFICATIONS/AWARDS/SKILLS
Pursuing Bloomberg certification for equity analysts.
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Awarded “On the Spot” award by Infosys for successful completion of critical projects.
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Recognized as one of top 1.5% employees in the Infosys training program at Mysore.
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Computer Skills: Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Access; Programming in C, C++, Java, SQL, Visual Basic.
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Financial Tools: Econometric Modeling (Palisade Decision Tool Suite, @Risk); User of Capital IQ, Thomson ONE
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Banker, LexisNexis, Factset