Richa Patel
Montville, NJ ● 973.452.6641 ● [email protected]
EDUCATION
Drew University, Madison, New Jersey
Fall 2013 – May 2017 (expected)
Bachelor of Arts in Economics & Mathematics, concentration: Finance
Overall GPA: 3.974 Economics GPA: 4.0
Honors
 Drew University Baldwin Scholars Honors Program
 Omicron Delta Epsilon (International Economics Honor Society), only first-year student inducted, Treasurer
 Research Institute for Scientists Emeriti (RISE) Scholar
 Cynthia Baldwin Haselton Scholar
 Drew University Dean’s List, All Semesters
EXPERIENCE
Goldman Sachs
Incoming Securities Division Summer Analyst
June 2015 – August 2015
 Chosen, among a highly competitive pool of students, to participate in a 10-week summer internship in the Securities (Sales
and Trading) Division of the firm
Discover GS Summer Webinar Series Participant, Online
July 2014 – August 2014
 Developed professional skills through a series of online seminars
 Received an in depth explanation on the internal logistics and functions of the firm
Drew University
Wall Street Semester
Spring 2014
 Learned about Wall Street’s culture, internal operations, and economic effects of transactions from professionals in finance
 One of two sophomore students selected to participate in a highly competitive off-campus program on Wall Street
Research Analyst, Madison, New Jersey
May 2014– Present
 Researched the dichotomy of risk aversion and game theory using data from game shows and personal replicated experiments
 Experimented with the Balloon Analog Risk Task (BART), PEBL, and other programs
Peer Mentor, Madison, New Jersey
August 2014– Present
 Facilitated library student success training sessions (stress & time management, conflict resolution, MS Office)
 Attended weekly College Seminar meeting, plan and run weekly campus wide Common Hour events and class
Bristol Financial Services
Xternship Student, Ledgewood, New Jersey
 Shadowed Chartered Financial Consultant, Mr. Bruce Bristol, over winter break
 Examined risk management methodology in insurance policies
January 2014
The Schoolhouse
Mathematics Instructor, Chatham, New Jersey
January 2014 – May 2014
 Assisted struggling students with subjects including basic math, Algebra I, II, Pre-Calculus, Calculus I, and Statistics
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
 Goldman Sachs 2014 Securities Division Female Insight Day
September 2014
 The Investment Fund, Portfolio Risk Analyst
Fall 2014-Present
 Drew University Economics Department, Research Analyst
Summer 2014—Present
 Baldwin Honors Newsletter, Founding Member and Editor-in-Chief
Fall 2013 – Present
Drew University Debate Team, Founding Member and Vice President
Fall 2013– Present
 Drew Economics and Business Society, Member
Fall 2013– Present
 Drew University Office of Academic Services and EOS, Economics and Mathematics Tutor
Fall 2013 – Present
 Drew University Campus Ambassador and Tour Guide
Spring 2014-Present
 Honors Advisory Committee, Sophomore Representative
Spring 2014 – Present
 Drew University Leadership Program (L.E.A.D.)
Fall 2013
 Insanity’s Horse, Drew University’s Literary Magazine, Contributing Poet
Spring 2014 – Present
 Yogi Divine Society, Youth Group & New Jersey Health Camp Volunteer (~500+ hours/summer)
Summer 2009 – Present
SKILLS
 Technical: Proficient in Microsoft Office (i.e. Excel, PowerPoint, Word), Data Analysis, Data Modeling, STATA, SPSS),
 Language: Gujarati, English (Advanced Level), French, Hindi, Sanskrit (Elementary Proficiency)
INTERESTS
 Economics: Risk management, Quantitative Finance, Behavioral Economics
 Mathematics: Data modeling, Statistics, Game Theory
 Other: Poetry, Travelling