Varun Baid

Varun Baid

Junior Consultant

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  • About me

    Duke Fuqua (Class of 2026) | SaT GPS | Ernst & Young | Financial Risk Manager (FRM) (Charter Pending) | CFA L2 Candidate | DBPC ‘21 | SXC ‘24

  • Education

    • Don Bosco School, Park Circus, Kolkata

      2006 - 2021
      Business/Commerce, General ICSE - 92.4% ; ISC - 93.5%

      Business team (2019-2020)Swimming team (2018-2021)Photography team (2018-2021)Rowing team (2017-2021)Fashion team (2019-2021)Interact Movement - President (2020-21)- Vice-president (2019-20)- Joint Secretary (2018-19)- Joint Treasurer (2017-18)

    • St. Xavier's College (Autonomous), Kolkata

      2021 - 2024
      Bachelor of Commerce - BCom 7.87 - Year 1
    • Duke University - The Fuqua School of Business

      2025 - 2026
      Master of Management Studies Finance
  • Experience

    • Xavier's Consulting Club

      Oct 2022 - Jul 2023
      Junior Consultant

      •Helped establish a new club/society in my college called the Xavier’s Consulting Club. The club was formed with the objective of creating a platform for the students passionate about financial consulting and provide them with opportunities to develop their abilities and enhance their skill set. Got in touch with various companies to close projects to help our members gain industry relevant work experience in different fields

    • KPMG India

      Nov 2022 - Nov 2023
      Analyst

      •The internship was preceded by live classes by the KPMG team teaching concepts such as IND AS, IFRS and industry relevant tools such as SAP and Power BIWorked on 4 live projects with the KPMG India Team as an analyst including projects on data analysis and IND AS

    • Regaal Resources Limited

      Jan 2023 - Feb 2023
      Risk Consultant

      •Created an enterprise risk management (ERM) framework for the draft red herring prospectus of their upcoming initial public offer (IPO)

    • Anand Rathi Wealth Limited

      Jul 2023 - Sept 2023
      Wealth Management Intern

      •Learnt the process of onboarding clients, such as financial discussion and creating a personalised structure to meet the specific needs of the clients such as risk mitigation, liquidity requirements and tax planning.•Analysed and learnt how to create structured products using derivatives and bonds to fulfil portfolio needs

    • EY

      Jul 2024 - now
      Strategy Consulting Analyst

      Service Line - Strategy & TransactionsConsultancy and advisory to the Government in Transportation and Logistics

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Chartered Financial Analyst Level 1

      CFA Institute
      Feb 2023
    • Financial Engineering and Risk Management by Columbia University

      Coursera
      Jul 2021
    • Microsoft Excel - Excel from Beginner to Advanced

      Udemy
      Nov 2021
    • Financial Markets by Yale University

      Coursera
      Jun 2021
    • Certified Financial Risk Manager (FRM)

      Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP)
      Jul 2022
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Varun Baid
      Brc International Summer Darts Open - May 2018 Youth Boys - Semi Finalist
    • Awarded to Varun Baid
      National Darts Championships - Aug 2017 Men’s top 17
    • Awarded to Varun Baid
      National Rowing Championships Rowing Federation of India Jun 2017 Sub-junior boys double scull
    • Awarded to Varun Baid
      West Bengal State Darts Championships Darts Association of Bengal Jan 2017 Youth Boys - Joint 5th