Gregory Meila, CFA

Gregory Meila, CFA

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Managing Director at Cambridge Associates

  • Education

    • University of Pennsylvania

      2002 - 2006
      BA Economics, Mathematics, Psychology

      Activities and Societies: Strictly Funk Dance Company (Chair), Residential Advisor, Math/Economics Tutor, Peer Advisor Program Manager, Sketch Comedy, Psi Chi Psychology Honor Society • Summa Cum Laude• James Howard Weiss Memorial Leadership Award - Awarded to the most outstanding graduating senior at the University of Pennsylvania who has shown exemplary scholarship while contributing to the University Community in a significant manner• Simon Kuznets Fellowship Award in Economics - Awarded by the Penn Institute for Economic Research, this honor is presented to two juniors with outstanding potential in Economics, upon recommendation of the faculty

    • New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business

      2010 - 2013
      MBA Quantitative Finance, Corporate Finance, Management

      Activities and Societies: Core Group Leader (Elected Position) Graduate Finance Society (Member) Stern Investment Management & Research Society (Member) Management Consulting Association (Member) Completed the Langone Part-Time MBA Program (nights/weekends) while employed at Goldman SachsDean's Award for Outstanding ScholarshipGraduation with distinctionStern Scholar: Academic distinction for exceptional academic performanceBeta Gamma Sigma International Business Honor SocietyEgbert Van Delden Merit ScholarshipStudy Abroad: "Doing Business in Korea" at Seoul National University

  • Experience

    • Oliver Wyman

      Aug 2006 - Aug 2011
      Management Consultant

      Management consultant specialized in financial services. Executed projects globally focusing on strategic, risk management, and operational challenges for clients in asset management, investment banking, retail banking, corporate banking, insurance, and payments.Select engagements include:• Developed governance, measurement, and operational principles for a framework to more efficiently allocate active risk across a $140BN portfolio of public and private asset classes for a major Canadian Pension Plan• Led research and writing of Oliver Wyman publication “After the Crisis: How to be a Long-Term Investor in a Short-Term World”• Reviewed and rebuilt a derivatives counterparty credit risk pricing model, correcting a balance sheet error of $10M for a major US commercial bank• Served as lead business analyst for implementation of credit risk models into a CRM lender dashboard for a major U.S. bank; project was completed so rapidly and successfully that it was featured in the Journal of Banking Operations and Systems• Analyzed and developed Treasury/ALM strategy for a major Turkish bank, filling current gaps to best practice• Performed cost optimization for the capital markets division of a leading universal bank resulting in projected savings of $241M over next fiscal year• Various M&A/due diligence projects• Served as Manager of North America Marketing for one year, with responsibility for rolling out a new CRM system to all Partners globally as well as executing marketing campaigns and events• Served as Global Chair of GLOW, Gays and Lesbians at Oliver Wyman, with several key achievements: Implementation of an innovative "Reverse Mentoring" program for Senior Management to understand LGBT employees' unique workplace challenges, Doubling of previous years' operating budget after presenting to the OW Management Committee, Expansion of membership by 50%, and assistance with launching other affinity networks focused on women and racial/ethnic diversity. Show less

    • Goldman Sachs

      Aug 2011 - Jan 2014
      Associate

      Fixed Income, Currency, and Commodities Counterparty Valuation Adjustment (CVA), Debt Valuation Adjustment (DVA), and Funding Valuation Adjustment (FVA) with a heavy focus on OTC equity derivatives.

    • Cambridge Associates

      Feb 2014 - now

      Serve as Outsourced Chief Investment Officer (OCIO) and advisor to a range of institutional clients with AUM from $50m to over $8bn on investment issues including asset allocation, manager selection, risk management, and performance measurement and attribution. Specific expertise in partnering closely with non-profit endowments and foundations in the healthcare and cultural organization space, including specialized knowledge of defined benefit pension plan management.

      • Managing Director

        Jan 2019 - now
      • Senior Investment Director

        Jan 2016 - Dec 2018
      • Investment Director

        Feb 2014 - Dec 2015
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Charterholder

      CFA Institute
    • Series 3

      National Futures Association
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Gregory Meila, CFA
      Dean's Award for Outstanding Scholarship - May 2014 Awarded for outstanding achievement in academics among all graduating full-time and part-time MBA students
    • Awarded to Gregory Meila, CFA
      Beta Gamma Sigma - Sep 2013 International Honor Society for AACSB-accredited Business Schools
    • Awarded to Gregory Meila, CFA
      Graduation with Distinction - Sep 2013 Awarded to the top 10% of the graduating class from NYU Stern
    • Awarded to Gregory Meila, CFA
      Egbert Van Delden Scholarship - Dec 2012 NYU Stern merit-based award
    • Awarded to Gregory Meila, CFA
      Stern Scholar - May 2012 Academic distinction for exceptional academic performance in the NYU Stern MBA program
    • Awarded to Gregory Meila, CFA
      Oliver Wyman Citizenship Award - Jun 2011 Recognizing an individual who makes distinctive contributions to Oliver Wyman FS, lives the firm's values, and puts the collective good of the Firm over personal concerns.
    • Awarded to Gregory Meila, CFA
      James Howard Weiss Memorial Leadership Award - May 2006 Awarded to the most outstanding graduating senior at the University of Pennsylvania who has shown exemplary scholarship while contributing to the University Community in a significant manner.
    • Awarded to Gregory Meila, CFA
      Summa Cum Laude, University of Pennsylvania - May 2006
    • Awarded to Gregory Meila, CFA
      Simon Kuznets Fellowship Award for Excellence in Economics - May 2005 Awarded by the Penn Institute for Economic Research, this honor is presented to two juniors with outstanding potential in Economics, upon recommendation of the faculty
    • Awarded to Gregory Meila, CFA
      Trustee Scholarship, University of Pennsylvania - Sep 2002