ROBERT LEWIS
*** ********** ***** ***** #* Ithaca NY 14850
530-***-****, ******@*******.***
Education CORNELL UNIVERSITY, Johnson Graduate School of Management Ithaca, NY
Master of Business Administration, May 2009
Old Ezra Finance Club; Alternative Investments Club; Private Equity Club
Elected Positions: Vice President, Career Action Group; Career Coach
UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco, CA
Bachelor of Applied Economics, August 2005
Self-funded tuition and employed full-time at Citigroup
Experience BARCLAYS CAPITAL Los Angeles, CA
Summer 2008 Investment Banking Summer Associate / Leveraged Finance / Financial Sponsors Group
Managed the creation, refinement, and analysis of financial models using LBO, trading comparables,
precedent transactions and contributions analysis techniques
Acted as lead associate on a live buy-side $625mm M&A transaction for a financial sponsor acquiring a
leading oil services company
Prepared memoranda, client presentations, and models for buy-side pitches in the consumer retail,
energy and financial services industries
2003-2007 CITIGROUP Sacramento, CA
Senior Relationship Manager / Middle Market / Commercial Business Group
Managed a $200mm commercial banking portfolio; generated $3mm profit per year
Originated senior secured credit facilities up to $50mm
Analyzed financial statements, authored deal thesis, negotiated covenants, coauthored credit agreements
and modeled pro forma financing options to recommend new credit situations to the credit committee
Successfully managed $15mm of distressed debt out of the workout department
Led the Central Valley Team to achieve 150% of the net profit goal in 1Q06 and 2Q06 as well as
ranking #1 in Northern California for 7 quarters
Managed the California post merger integration taskforce; designed the statewide marketing plan, deal
tracking system and customer relationship management system, improving PMI timeline by 4 months
2002-2003 WELLS FARGO BANK Sacramento, CA
Vice President / Commercial Loan Officer / Business Banking Group
Originated, underwrote, approved, and executed transactions up to $5mm
Ranked #1 among ‘02 class of new hires in California; exceeded first year net profit goal by 125%
Ranked #1 in the Northern California Division in 1Q03 and 2Q03
2000-2002 WEBEX COMMUNICATIONS (ACQUIRED BY CISCO SYSTEMS) San Jose, CA
Major Accounts Manager / Business Development / Major Accounts Division
Developed new client mandates and strategic partnerships in the Fortune 1000 segment
Pioneered a vertical markets strategy which increased FY02 revenues by 5%
Created an email marketing campaign which generated 20% of corporate sales in 3Q00
Won high profile deals, including Cendant, J&J, Alcatel, Reed Elsevier, Gentiva, and Sara Lee
Secured over $3.3mm in revenue in 10 quarters, accounting for 2% of firm revenues
1996-2000 BANK OF AMERICA Fremont, CA
Vice President / Team Leader / Small Business Banking
Promoted six times in three years, becoming the firm’s youngest Vice President at age 22
Managed eight commercial bankers while cultivating banking and lending relationships with leading
Silicon Valley companies with revenues up to $20mm
Grew the East Bay portfolio by 30% and increased profit by 25% in a 12 month period
Ranked #1 nationwide out of 500 while expanding portfolio by 300% ($110mm) at age 21
Moody’s Cash Flow Analysis, Consultative Sales Skills, Commercial Credit Training
Skills/Awards
Placed in the firm’s top 10 % in ‘05 and ‘06 performance reviews
Held Series 6 & 63 licenses with BA Investment Services ‘97-‘00
Recipient of the President’s Volunteer Service Award in ‘06
CFA Level I candidate
Personal
Presented 2 workshops for career search strategies to a group of 100 students
Provided individual career coaching to 30 students referred by the Director of Career Services
Organized and raised $40,000 for a 200 person event benefiting disadvantaged youth for SCA
Hobbies include managing personal investment portfolio, art, tennis and new technology