Pierre Bayle20 Washington Road – Princeton, NJ 08544Æ 609-285-7034 • Q pbayle@princeton.edu

EducationPrinceton University Princeton, NJMaster in Finance 2017 - 2018

• GRE Quantitative Reasoning: 170/170• Anticipated coursework includes Machine Learning, Statistical Analysis of Financial Data,

Asset Pricing, Financial Econometrics, Computational Finance in C++, Fixed Income,Statistical Theory and Methods, High Frequency Markets

• Have been granted a partial Tuition Fellowship

École Polytechnique (X) Palaiseau, FranceDiplôme d’École d’Ingénieur, Ingénieur Polytechnicien Program 2014 - 2017

• Cumulative GPA: 3.87/4.00• Specialization in a Master’s level program in Applied Mathematics• Relevant coursework includes Stochastic Models in Finance, Stochastic Simulation and

Monte-Carlo Methods, Time Series Analysis, Machine Learning, Game Theory

Lycée Louis-le-Grand ParisClasses préparatoires aux Grandes Écoles - French preparatory classes - MPSI/MP* 2011 - 2014

• Cumulative GPA: 3.94/4.00• Intensive program leading to nationwide, competitive entrance examination to the

French Grandes Écoles for scientific studies• Specialized in Mathematics, Physics and Computer Science• Prior to Classes préparatoires, obtained Baccalauréat général in Science at the age

of 15 (two years in advance) with highest honors

Work experienceGoldman Sachs LondonStrategist intern in the Securities Division 04/2017 - 08/2017

• Developed and analyzed an interest rate model to price secured notes• Optimized the automation of risk reports

Société Générale Paris La DéfenseIntern in Financial Engineering 06/2016 - 08/2016

• Optimized an allocation method combining various strategies on indices, developedalgorithms for this method and backtested it

• Developed a pricer in Python for several types of structured products, optimized portfoliosof these products by simulation, designed and set up a robo-advisor

Research experienceVolatility estimation with high-frequency data and applications École PolytechniqueLed to the implementation of a Limit Order Book simulator and to strategy analysis 09/2016 - 03/2017

Value at Risk estimation using various methods École PolytechniqueStudied and used the Extreme Value Theory, especially Peak Over Threshold method 02/2017 - 03/2017

Preferential attachment graphs École PolytechniqueOptimization of their visualization, application to PageRank 11/2016 - 12/2016

Portfolio theory applied to an investment universe including structured products École PolytechniqueTeam research project in Applied Mathematics, in collaboration with Société Générale 09/2015 - 04/2016

SkillsProgramming: Python, Matlab, C++, Java: carried out many programming projectsMathematical writing: LATEX: frequent useWeb development: HTML, CSS, PHP, MySQL, JavaScript: built two websitesLanguages: French (native speaker), Chinese (intermediate)

Personal interestsCulture: Vice President of X-Chine, the Chinese cultural association of École PolytechniqueWeb: Web developer of BDS, the sports association of École PolytechniqueSports: Table tennis (President of the table tennis association of École Polytechnique), Swimming, Badminton

JONATHAN D. BERK 20 Washington Road • Princeton, NJ 08544 • 908.307.3865 • jberk@princeton.edu

EDUCATION

Princeton University, Master in Finance, anticipated May 2018

Coursework: High Frequency Markets: Models and Data Analysis; Statistical Analysis of Financial Data;

Monte Carlo Simulation; Options, Futures & Financial Derivatives; Asset Pricing II:

Stochastic Calculus & Advanced Derivatives; Financial Econometrics; Fixed Income:

Models and Applications (Anticipated); Energy and Commodities Markets (Anticipated);

Computational Finance in C++ (Anticipated)

Activities: Trexquant Alpha Research Competition; Bloomberg Code Con

Syracuse University, Bachelor of Science, summa cum laude, in Mechanical Engineering, May 2016

Minor: Mathematics

GPA: 3.989

Honors: Kin-Nee Tong Outstanding Academic Achievement Award (2013);

Jesse E. Rood Memorial Scholarship (2014); Karl Carnevale Memorial Scholarship (2015);

Outstanding Academic Achievement Award in Mechanical Engineering (2016)

Activities: Academic Excellence Workshop Facilitator (2013–2016)

Coursework: Object Oriented Design; Partial Differential Equations; Introduction to Stochastic Processes;

Numerical Methods/Programming; Engineering Economics & Technology Valuation

WORK & RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Pacific Investment Management Company New York, NY Junior Quantitative Research Analyst Intern June 2017–August 2017

• Developed and executed an Agency MBS trading strategy, computed the strategy’s P&L, and

investigated for additional potential signals

• Implemented model to estimate the constant maturity mortgage rate

• Researched Agency MBS and the application of convexity adjustments

IMC Financial Markets Chicago, IL Winter Internship January 2017

• Gained experience with the fundamentals of option valuation, quote allocation, and options theory

Quantopian New York, NY Introduction to Algorithmic Trading Workshop October 2016

• Developed and backtested a signal using the pair trading strategy

General Electric Transportation Erie, PA Electrical Operations Center of Excellence Engineering Intern May 2015–July 2015

• Created work breakdown structure templates, dependencies, and skill sets for U.S. based entities

General Electric Oil & Gas Billerica, MA Supply Chain/Manufacturing Intern May 2014–August 2014

• Led review of Excess and Obsolete Inventory for Flow, Gas, Moisture and Pressure product lines

resulting in a net $280,000 (14.35%) reduction of total reserve

PROGRAMMING & ACTIVITIES

Technical Skills: MATLAB (Experienced); Excel (Advanced); C++ (Proficient); Python (Experienced);

R (Proficient), q/Kdb+ (Basic)

Hobbies: Ultimate frisbee; Bowling; Running; Spades

Home Address: 88 College Road West, 431, Princeton, NJ 08540

Mobile: 202-817-0581 Email: hchiheb@princeton.edu

Hamza CHIHEB

• Language Skills: Arabic (Native), French (Native) and Spanish (Basic).

• Computer Skills: Proficient in Excel, intermediate programming in Python, VBA, Scilab, Maple, Matlab, R and Freefem++.

• Interests: English literature, psychology and philosophy, movies and TV series, music and soccer.

EDUCATION

Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 2017 – 2018

• Master of Finance. Coursework: Pricing Models and Derivatives, Stochastic Calculus, Modern Regression and Time Series, Corporate Finance

and Financial Accounting, Financial Econometrics.

École Centrale Paris (ECP), Paris 2014 – 2016

• Master of Science in Applied Mathematics.

• Bachelor of Engineering in Mathematics and Physics during my first year.

• First-year relevant coursework: Probability A+, Statistics A+, Analysis A+, Economic English A+, Algorithms and Programming B+, Mechanics

A, Finance A+, Heat Transfer A+, Partial Differential Equations A+, Advanced Statistics A. Obtained GPA: 3.98/4.33.

• Second-year relevant coursework: Advanced Probability A+, Financial Risk Modeling A, Algebra and Cryptology A, Foundations of Discrete

Optimization A-, Mathematical Modeling in Biology A, Advanced Materials A+. Obtained GPA: 4.01/4.33.

Lycée Pierre Corneille, Rouen 2012 – 2014

• Classes Préparatoires aux Grandes Écoles (Math and Physics): two years of intensive courses mainly in Mathematics and Physics.

Elaraki 2 High School, Marrakech 2009 – 2012

• Moroccan Baccalaureate in Mathematical Sciences. Ranked 1st in a class of 80 students.

HONORS AND AWARDS

Moroccan Government’s Major-Excellence Scholarship 2014 – 2017

• I was granted the scholarship for my admission to Ecole Centrale Paris with excellent results.

WORK EXPERIENCE

FX Options Trading Intern at UBS, London February 2017 – July 2017

• Assisted traders with daily tasks, monitored the risk, built a volatility back-tester and different risk tools. Received a full-time graduate offer.

Credit Risk Quant at the World Bank, Washington D.C. September 2016 – January 2017

• Updated and Validated the Risk-Adjusted Allocation of Capital (RAAC) model of the World Bank (IBRD) and its implementation, and

participated in the development of a capital adequacy framework for the International Development Association (IDA).

Sales & Trading Summer Analyst at Citigroup, London June 2016 – August 2016

• Rotated within Commercial Real Estate Credit (helped with lived structured credit deals with different private equities firms) and EU Rates

Structuring (was exposed to vanillas and light exotics and built a pricer for Cross Currency Asset Swaps). Received a full-time graduate offer.

Supply Chain Part-time Consultant at the Boston Consulting Group, Paris February 2016 – June 2016

• As part of ECP training, created a factory-school representing the industrial world, using the latest technologies, in order to improve the

production line and solve its problems (3D printing, drones and augmented reality glasses).

Simulation of Financial Products in a Research Laboratory at ECP, Paris September 2015 – January 2016

• Simulated different Financial Products using the Iterative Method: researched and studied the mathematical aspects of the method and translated

algorithms into programs usable by investment banks. The project was under the supervision of Mr. Frederic MAGOULES.

EXTRA-CURRICUALR ACTIVITIES

• Treasurer of Centrale Dev, an IT club dedicated to the development and programming of mobile applications and websites.

• Vice President of the Finance and Banking Society at ECP: we organize different events including a trading game, meetings and networking

events with international banks such as Credit Suisse, Barclays and Perella Weinberg.

SKILLS AND INTERESTS

NIKITA KARPOV +1 517 402 7603

karpovnikita@gmail.com

EDUCATION Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 2016 - 2018 Master in Finance, GPA: 3.85 Courses: Asset Pricing I: Pricing Models and Derivatives; Statistical Analysis of Financial Data;

Options, Futures and Financial Derivatives; Institutional Finance, Trading and Markets; Asset Pricing II: Stochastic Calculus and Advanced Derivatives; Financial Econometrics; Behavioral Finance; Quantitative Data Analysis in Finance

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 2014 - 2016 BS in Honors Mathematics, GPA: 4.0 Courses: Math of Finance, Honors Analysis, Differential Equations, Introduction to Numerical Methods,

Introduction to Theoretical Statistics, Explorations in Math Research, Boundary Value Problems for Partial Differential Equations, Discrete State Stochastic Processes

Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 2012-2014 BS in Economics & Advanced Mathematics, GPA: 4.0 Courses: Probability & Statistics I Probability, Honors Algebra I & II, Macro/Microeconomics FINANCIAL RESEARCH Princeton University • Creation of Volatility Forecasters for Currency Time Series (using R) Winter 2017 − Applying techniques such as Linear regression, GARCH, LASSO, K-NN regression, etc − Comparing performance of different models

• Analysis of the Financialization of the Commodity Futures Markets Fall 2016 − Overview of the effects and risks of the increased financialization (2000-2012) − Proposal of possible changes to existing regulations

WORK EXPERIENCE Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC), Moscow Summer 2017 Quantitative Analyst Intern • Key responsibilities: − Analysis of the network of RIAC’s partners using graph theory, e.g. development

of partner interaction strategy using centrality measures, clustering coefficient, etc. − Twitter analysis of the areas of influence of Russian embassies

SoftWell, Moscow Summer 2014 Analyst Assistant Intern • Key responsibilities: − Assisting with integration of FinCad risk-assessing model − Troubleshooting in Navigator (product of Softwell)

MathLab, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 2015-2016 Math Tutor • Key responsibilities: − Explaining math material to students

SKILLS, INTERESTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS IT SKILLS R, MatLab, C++, Python, Microsoft Office

LANGUAGES Russian - Native, English - advanced

ACHIEVEMENTS Awards in Russian Mathematics Olympiads, such as Vorob'yevy Gori and All-Russian Olympiad in Mathematics; Award by University of Michigan for Outstanding Achievement in Mathematics

HOBBIES Reading English longbow crafting

Christopher M. Lanctot 2303 Deer Creek Dr. Plainsboro Township, NJ 08536

248-343-3035 | clanctot@princeton.edu

Education

Princeton University Princeton, NJ Master in Finance Sept. 2016 – May 2018

• Statistical Analysis of Financial Data, Financial Econometrics, Fixed Income, High Frequency Trading, Monte Carlo Simulation, Time Series Analysis

University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI B.S. Mathematics Sept. 2011 - May 2016 B.S. Statistics (Honors)

• Cumulative GPA: 3.96 / 4.00, Highest Honors

• Awards: Outstanding Achievement in Mathematics, Outstanding Undergraduate in Statistics

• Mathematics: Stochastic Calculus, Martingale Pricing Theory, Discrete and Continuous Random Processes, Numerical Methods, Linear Algebra, Ordinary Differential Equations

• Statistics: Data Mining, Statistical Computing, Applied Linear Models, Theoretical Statistics Programming Languages/Software: R, C++, Excel/VBA, Python, MatLab

Work and Research Experience

Citadel Securities May 2017 – Aug. 2017 Trading Intern – US Treasuries Desk New York, NY

• Evaluated and developed trading strategies in R for US Treasury Auctions and Reopenings

• Shadowed traders daily and pitched trade ideas to the desk once per week

• Reported daily on overnight market activity and relevant upcoming events BMW US Capital Aug. 2016 – Dec. 2016 Quantitative Research Consultant Princeton, NJ

• Created regression models in R to forecast credit spreads for all Auto ABS tranches with the goal of lowering the firm’s cost of funds by optimizing the timing of debt issuance

• Implemented risk factor attribution model to assess factors driving Auto ABS credit spreads

Goldman Sachs May 2015 – Aug. 2015 Market Risk Infrastructure Summer Analyst, Finance Division Irving, TX

• Verified all reported risk metrics including Value-at-Risk (VaR), Jump-to-Default (JTD), and other stress scenarios for firm wide Credit Origination portfolios with a combined value of over $15 billion

University Directed Research

• Statistical Arbitrage in NBA Gambling: Comparing Modeled and Implicit Win Probability

• Using Quantile Regression and Functional Data Analysis to Analyze the Relationship between S&P 500 Returns and the Rate of Change of US Unemployment

Leadership Activities

Michigan Finance and Mathematics Society Jan. 2015 – Jan. 2016 President, Founder

• Recruited over 100 members in one semester, hosted over 10 company information sessions, and became a formally sponsored student group

Interests: Scuba Diving (Advanced Open Water Diver certification), Golf, Snowboarding

Gustavo Mena 11 Dickinson Street, Princeton, NJ 08540

(415) 941-1139 | gmena@princeton.edu

EDUCATION

Princeton University

Master in Finance Princeton, NJ

(Expected) June 2018

• Anticipated Coursework: Corporate Finance, Corporate Restructuring and M&A, Venture Capital and Private

Equity Investment, Portfolio Management, Behavioral Finance, Financial Econometrics, Asset Pricing

• Finalist in Princeton’s 2017 PUGCC consulting case team competition (recommended M&A for Spotify)

• 2017 Princetern at Deerpath Capital Management & 2017 Spring Analyst at DSW Investment Research

University of San Francisco

BSBA; Accounting Major, Math Minor; GPA: 3.8/4.0

San Francisco, CA

Class of 2014

• Recipient of the HSF/Morgan Stanley Foundation Scholarship, Father George Lucey Business Scholarship

• Division 1 Track & Field/Cross Country athlete; middle-distance track captain and school record holder

• Co-Founder and President of Dons Capital Investment Club

WORK EXPERIENCE

The Glenmede Trust Company, N.A. ($37B AUM)

Summer Analyst

Philadelphia, PA

June 2017 – August 2017

• Work directly with the Director of Private Investments to manage the Private Investments portfolio of the Pew

Charitable Trusts, research the private capital markets, and map out investment themes

• Perform valuation analysis on portfolio companies and live deals, as well as support the fundamental and

quantitative equity research teams with computationally and mathematically intensive ad-hoc projects

• Built a Private Equity allocation model to determine the optimal amount to invest in Private Equity across time

Cohen Capital Management, Inc. ($500M AUM)

Equity Research Summer Analyst

Corte Madera, CA

May 2016 – August 2016

• Presented two equity research reports to management with recommendations that each produced a positive

differential to the S&P 500 of ~10% and ~40% over one year (recommended to take no positions in Starbucks and

Hain)

• Created and maintained two valuation models for Hain and Starbucks after performing thorough due diligence

• Conducted research on the consumer packaged goods, retail, and restaurant industries

Deloitte & Touche LLP

Senior Audit Assistant – Investment Management

San Francisco, CA

September 2014 – May 2016

• Analyzed asset managers’ assumptions in absolute and relative valuation models through the due diligence process,

which included discussions with management, reviews of deal documents and research of the capital markets

• Validated the operations, credit processes, and financial reporting processes of a technology-based provider of

personal loans, a venture lender and other alternative asset managers

• Built 10 flux analysis models on Excel to calculate and explain variances across the three primary financial

statements

LEADERSHIP

Latinos in Finance San Francisco, CA

7th Annual Finance Boot Camp Committee Chair April 2015 – August 2016

• Coordinated the finance boot camp at the BlackRock San Francisco office for ~70 high school and college students

• Raised $5,000 from the BlackRock Foundation, Charles Schwab, and New York Life to cover all expenses

OTHER INFORMATION

Languages: Computer:

Certifications:

Interests:

Fluent Spanish speaker

Expert in Microsoft Office and proficient in Python, MATLAB, R, VBA, and C++

CPA (Inactive), passed CFA Level I

Running, reading, riding horses, and community service

PUNEET SINGHpuneets@princeton.edu, 702 Hibben Magie Road, Princeton, +1 6099335175

EDUCATION

Princeton University 2016-2018Master in FinanceRelevant Coursework: High Frequency Trading, Analysis of Financial Data, Fixed Income, Asset PricingAnticipated Coursework: Computational Finance in C++, Monte Carlo Simulation, Macroeconomics

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur 2010 - 2015MSc (Int) Mathematics and Scientific Computing GPA: 9.0/10Relevant Coursework: Mathematical Finance, Machine Learning, Data Structures and Algorithms, Prob-ability and Statistics, Time Series, Regression Analysis, Statistical Simulation, Data Mining

WORK EXPERIENCE

Citadel LLC June’17 - Aug’17Equities Market Making - Internship Chicago

· Developed ’Event Study Framework’ for intra-day PnL analysis of strategies across the equities desk

· Extracted M&A rumours, analyst upgrades/downgrades from news sentiment analysis dataset

· Programmed execution prices for illiquid symbols not traded for 15 days in Python and display in GUI

Two Roads Tech. Pvt. Ltd. Dec’15 - Aug’16High Frequency Trading - Full Time Bengaluru, India

· Traded future indices in Singapore Exchange and CME with appropriate MUR, TTC, vol. and drawdown.

· Developed ‘composite indicators’, combining features via conditional variables to predict regressors. Cor-relation increase w.r.t individual indicators by more than 30% for ≥ 15 traded products across exchanges.

Goldman Sachs Jun’15 - Nov’15Equities One Delta Strats - Full Time Bengaluru, India

· Created share buyback model which predicts the number of shares that would be executed in a quarter.

· Drew inferences from one-delta securities execution data for Hedge Funds to predict market sentiments

IDRBT, Reserve Bank of India May’13 - Jul’13Research Associate - Internship Hyderabad, India

· Analysed data to predict bankruptcy improving accuracy by 4.81% using ‘Extreme Learning Machine’.

· Published at IEEE-2104, titled “Auto-associative extreme learning factory as a single class classifier”

SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENTS

· Published 3 academic research papers in the field of Machine Learning and Computer Vision(’14-’15)

· Received Academic Excellence Award (awarded to top 5% students), IIT Kanpur (2012 -2013)

· Titled Gandhian Young Technological Innovator in rural development category by IIM-A (Jan’14)

· Recipient of KVPY and INSPIRE Scholarship by Dept. of Science, Govt of India (2010-2015)

· $8500 CAD scholarship to pursue machine learning internship at Simon Fraser University, Canada (2014)

· Stood runners up for ‘Solve a Social Challenge’ competition at Harvard US India Initiative (2015)

POSTIONS OF RESPONSIBILTY

· Assistant Instructor (TA) for the course in Machine Learning (Princeton) and programming (IITK)

· Head, Events (Design) at IITK technical festival managing publicity and INR 13.3 million budget (2012)

· Manager, Expansion at BloodConnect and volunteer at Lions Club blood donation camp (2015)

SKILLS AND INTERESTS

Computer Skills R, Python, C, C++, Perl, MATLABHobbies Soccer (represented school at nationals), Himalayan Trekking, Rafting