Julian Elbel
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EXPERIENCE
Teacher Retirement System of Texas Austin, Texas
Investment Management Division – Public Markets Intern Summer 2023
Worked in three separate groups in the ~$200 billion dollar pension fund for Texas teachers
Internal Fundamental Management – Conducted due-diligence on a potential investment by: reading annual reports, earnings calls, sell-side research, conducting expert calls, and building a DCF for a presentation to the broader group
External Public Markets – Conducted due diligence on three different hedge funds with an India focused strategy by: reading investor letters and presentations, conducting two calls per manager, and running various portfolio analytic software to ultimately give a recommendation for investment in one of the hedge funds
Special Opportunities – Provided background and details for a potential investment in an insurance vehicle whose float would be leveraged to amplify the return of a certain asset State Farm Dallas, Texas
Summer Claims Intern Summer 2022
Gained insight of State Farm’s claims operations across all segments
Participated in meetings, and had the opportunity to engage and ask questions to OVPs, VPs, EVPs, the COO, and CFO of State Farm
Presented to executives about the cost of inflation and the impact on the insurance products State Farm sells
EDUCATION
The University of Texas at Dallas Dallas, Texas
B.S. in Finance Expected May 2024
GPA: 3.83
Scholarship: Transfer Student Scholarship
Relevant Coursework: Business Finance, Financial Modeling, Intermediate Financial Accounting I, Intermediate Financial Management, Business Valuation, Financial Statement Analysis, Intro to Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting, Regulation of Business and Financial Markets UNIVERSITY LEADERSHIP & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
University of Texas at Dallas Student Investment Fund Dallas, Texas Portfolio Manager Fall 2022 – Present
Hand-picked by the board and previous portfolio managers for the position
Oversee day-to-day operations of the ~$200,000 student fund, which generates roughly two scholarships a semester for students
Manage a team of 12 sector analysts
One of two students selected by the university to be flown out for a three-day student investment fund conference in Chicago
Professional Program in Finance (PPF) Dallas, Texas
One of 30 students chosen for competitive program (500+ apply each year) designed to enhance technical and professional skills for top careers in finance
As part of the program, enrolled in Breaking Into Wall Street, an intensive Excel and financial modeling course
Financial Leadership Association Dallas, Texas
Attend events to network with other finance students at the university
Compete in various competitions, in the spring of 2022 my team placed 2nd in the consulting case competition, out of roughly 20 teams
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Technical: Excel, FactSet, Capital IQ, PowerPoint, Microsoft Word