David Anton

Experience

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  Compass Lexecon

  Jan 2016 - Apr 2017

  Financial Analyst

  As an analyst in the International Arbitration Practice, I delivered valuation and assessment of economic damages for arbitral proceedings involving expropriations and disputed chantes in concession contracts for public services provisions. Main tasks included:-- Serving as lead analyst and built valuation models for economic damages worth over $900 million in two cases related to the expropriations of a telecommunications license and a real estate development, drafted expert reports summarizing valuation results and acted as liaison with Counsel, contributing to weekly calls on case strategy-- Conducting detailed review of contracts, government regulations, public bidding documents, and existing industry conditions to determine the impact of expropriations on clients’ investments and economic damages Show less

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  Government of the Province of Buenos Aires

  May 2017 - Aug 2017

  State Government Consultant

  Acted as consultant to the Buenos Aires State Health Department, leading a team of 5 people to digitize the data collection process of healthcare centers' performance metrics in Argentina's largest public healthcare system. Main tasks involved:-- Implementing a digital platform that enabled public healthcare facilities to report indicators on services provision to the Health Department, leading the design, prototyping and testing of the platform-- Leading two workshops with Department analysts to design and test the new platform, coordinating a team of three software developers and traveling to ten locations to organize training sessions for hospital staff -- Organizing 10 workshops to train hospital personnel on the new system, and personally conducting 5 of these trainings with audiences of around 50 people Show less

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  Ministerio de Hacienda

  Sept 2017 - Aug 2018

  Policy Analyst, G20 Presidency

  Part of the team that led the financial policy agenda of the G20 during Argentina's Presidency of the Forum. Main projects included:-- Supported negotiations of multilateral cooperation agreements on infrastructure development and public-private partnerships-- Drafted two multilateral cooperation agreements on best practices for infrastructure development and on regulatory changes to catalyze private investment to infrastructure, reflecting lessons from 20+ multilateral initiatives and Argentina's experience with its national PPP program-- Assisted in negotiating the terms of the commitments over four summits, addressing 500+ comments from other delegations and proposing language to encourage consensus among countries-- Initiated partnerships between the team and development banks, public agencies and other G20 delegations to obtain their backing and technical input on Argentina’s negotiation stances during G20 meetings Show less

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  Ministerio de Transporte de la Nación

  Sept 2018 - Jun 2019

  Senior Policy Analyst, Public Transit Funding

  Advised on funding needs and fare policy of the Buenos Aires bus transit system. Key milestones included:-- Built a forecast model of ridership and subsidy needs of the Buenos Aires bus transit system-- Designed a scheme of gradual adjustments in user fares to decrease fiscal needs and conducted follow-up analysis on the impact of the fare increase on ridership, fare evasion, and travel patterns-- Revised the funding allocation formula among bus lines to allow high-demand services to increase capacity and drafted the regulation needed to implement the new formula-- Prepared the Head of the Public Funding Division for Congressional hearings on the Appropriations Bill, including briefing him on the technical rationale for funding requests and potential enquiries by lawmakers Show less

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  Columbia University in the City of New York

  Sept 2019 - May 2021

  MPA Candidate

  Master of Public Administration - Urban Policy and Data Analytics.

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  The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey

  Jul 2020 - Aug 2020

  Transportation and Revenue Analysis Intern

  Supported the Tunnels, Bridges and Terminals by conducting analysis related to the reduction in traffic volume due to COVID-19 and its impact on the agency’s revenue streams.

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  New York Metropolitan Transportation Council

  Sept 2020 - Jun 2021

  Research Scholar

  Recipient of the September 11th Memorial Program for Regional Transportation Planning to study the effects of COVID-19 on employment and travel behavior in the New York Metropolitan Area.

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  HR&A Advisors

  Jul 2021 - now

  Senior Analyst