Financial Professional

KISHAN RAJA

******.******@*****.*** 770-***-****

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kishanraja/

EDUCATION

Georgia State University, J. Mack Robinson College of Business Atlanta, GA Bachelor of Business Administration, Finance May 2019 Overall GPA: 4.0/4.0

Honors/Awards: President’s List 5 consecutive semesters, Robinson College of Business Honor’s Program Scholar, Honor’s Track in Finance Scholar, IEF Study Abroad Scholar

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Kishan Raja Agency, Inc. Lawrenceville, GA

President September 2016-Present

Founded and operated an insurance brokerage at the age of 19 while managing university coursework.

Built a book of business of over $800k, selling property, casualty, life, and health insurance to families and businesses, focusing on personal relationships with clients to maximize profitability.

Manage 4 producers, focusing on growth of sales by setting monthly and weekly sales goals, while maintaining a positive organizational climate.

SunTrust Now Truist Atlanta, GA

Corporate Functions Development Program Analyst July 2019-March 2020

CFDP is a rotational program consisting of 2 six-month rotations, exposing analysts to multiple areas of the business. Rotation 2: Capital Market Credit Risk Management

Prepared and distributed a daily liquidity report for repurchase agreement transactions to inform forecasting and monitoring teams of limit breaches and deal concentration among counterparties.

Analyzed daily derivative transactions (foreign exchange, interest rate swaps, equity derivatives) to ensure traders are transacting business within regulatory limits and the overall risk appetite of the bank.

Informed executive leadership of limit breaches to take appropriate action, ultimately ensuring the bank is safe from market risk. Rotation 1: Regulatory Reporting

Reported daily bank CD transactions in excess of $1M to help the Federal Reserve Bank monitor market conditions and to ensure the bank is meeting capital adequacy regulations.

Compiled and analyzed BB&T and SunTrust quarterly reports to plan for future regulatory changes as a result of the merger.

Created a SharePoint site with workflows to facilitate shadowing opportunities among analysts in the rotational program. LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE AND ACTIVITIES

PBVC (Private Business Valuation Competition) Case Competition Atlanta, GA 2018 Competition Participant August 2018 – November 2018

Collaborated with 3 other team members over a 4-month period to prepare for a valuation case study competition.

Evaluated financial statements and valued the company using DCF, comparable company and precedents methods of valuation.

Calculated financial components such as cost of capital, net present value, etc. to evaluate the company’s financial position.

Pitched recommendations for the client company to a panel of judges and defended our valuation from objections by the judges. Panthers on Wall Street New York, NY

Current Events Correspondent January 2018- September 2018

Selected to participate via a competitive 3-step interview process that consisted of networking mocktails and formal interviews.

Attended weekly professional development and career exploration sessions in preparation for a trip to NYC to visit top financial institutions and network with professionals across lines of businesses.

Prepared daily current event and financial market presentations in NYC to ensure the cohort was fully informed of daily news. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Certifications: Property, Casualty, Life and Health Insurance Licenses in GA, FL, TN, and MN, Bloomberg Market Concepts Computer: Proficient in Microsoft Office Applications (PowerPoint, Word, Excel) Interests: Financial Markets, Travelling, Community Service (Make-A-Wish Georgia), Martial Arts (Muay Thai & Boxing)

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