ALEXIS BELL120 Any Street, New York, NY 10023

SUMMARY

  • Magna cum laude, master’s degree in business administration from Harvard University
  • Completed a summer associate program at The Blackstone Group; its private equity branch has $76 billion in assets under management and 81 portfolio companies with $85 billion in revenues
  • Completed a summer internship at J.P.Morgan, investment bank with assets of $2.3 trillion

EDUCATION

Harvard University, Cambridge, MA,2013-2015 / Master of Business Administration

  • Graduated magna cum laude; GPA: 3.60
  • Member of College Council (student government)
  • Co-president of Venture Capital & Private Equity Club, a student-led group whose mission is to help its members prepare for careers in the private equity and venture capital industries

New York University, New York, NY,2009-2013 / Bachelor of Arts in Economics

  • Graduated summa cum laude; GPA: 3.85
  • Member of student team that won the Eastern Coast College Investment Challenge 2013; created $10 million fund portfolio and managed absolute-positive return through use of leveraging and other strategies
  • Received Student Leadership Award (for exceptional student leadership)

WORK AND INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE

The Blackstone Group, New York, NY, Summer 2013 / Summer Associate Program

  • One of 10 MBA candidates selected for summer program at premier private equity firm
  • Performed operational labor analysis for three portfolio companies, identifying a total of $84 million in annual savings by eliminating redundancies and streamlining work flow procedures
  • Aided in analysis of labor operations at two potential buyout targets
  • Named “Associate of the Month,” June 2013

J.P.Morgan,New York, NY, Summer 2012 / Summer Analyst Program

  • One of 20 undergraduates selected for summer undergraduate program
  • Assigned to investment banking arm and aided in analysis of client’s takeover offer from private equity firm by creating potential operational scenarios
  • Researched other potential buyout opportunities for one of J.P.Morgan’s private equity clients

Habitat for Humanity, New York, NY, Summer 2011 / Summer Associate

  • Aided in grant writing, accounting, and operations for Habitat’s construction efforts in New York
  • Coordinated materials and labor for 50 home sites, an average of five projects per week
  • Provided final accounting for each project and, on average, brought materials costs down 15 percent through active charitable recruiting and obtaining new grants

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

High Water Women Foundation, New York, NY,June 2015-Current / Volunteer

  • Instructor in the Muriel Siebert High Water Women Campaign for Financial Literacy; teach low-income teens about financial literacy and mentor at-risk youth