Diya Lulla, PhD

Experience

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  University of Wollongong in Dubai

  Jun 2011 - Dec 2012

  Subject: Operations Management, Company Accounting and Introduction to University Life, Quantitative Analysis for Management, Corporate Finance and Accounting Fundamentals and Company Accounting – Level 2. Subjects taught: Introduction to University Life and Environmental Science, Graduate Foundation Course – Operations Management and a Graduate Foundation Course – Accounting

  • Visiting Faculty

    Sept 2009 - Dec 2012

  • Lecturer

    Jun 2011 - Nov 2011
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  University of Wollongong in Dubai

  Sept 2014 - Jul 2015

  Instructor

  Subjects: Introduction to Micro-economics, Corporate Finance, Advanced Corporate Finance, Human Resource Management, International Financial Management, International Finance, Operations management, Supply Chain Strategies, Accounting practices and Financial Accounting 2A.

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  Self-employed

  Apr 2016 - Aug 2022

  Data Scientist

  During my PhD I have build algorithms and designed experiments to merge, manage, and extract financial time series data from various data platforms like Datastream and Bloomberg.I used machine learning tools, advanced econometric models and statistical techniques in R to approve my hypothesis regarding structural breaks in financial data of 25 stock indices and FX data spread over 50+ years.

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  Aston University

  Apr 2016 - Mar 2020

  Researcher / Phd Candidate (Finance)
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  Birmingham City University

  Dec 2017 - Jul 2020

  BA (Hons) Business Economics Fundamentals of Accounting which is a core module in the Foundation year for the Accounting and Finance programme. at Birmingham City University.

  • Senior Lecturer

    Jan 2020 - Jul 2020

  • Programme Leader

    Apr 2019 - Jul 2020

  • Module Leader

    Jan 2019 - Jul 2020

  • University Lecturer

    Sept 2018 - Jan 2020

  • Lecturer

    Dec 2017 - Sept 2018
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  Aston Business School

  Jul 2020 - Sept 2021

  Senior Teaching Fellow in Finance

  I have taught various finance modules at UG level including Portfolio Management and Behavioural Finance, Corporate Financial Management, Strategic Finance and Financial Economics.I have led the design, development and delivery of these modules and undertaken student assessment activities. Provided mentorship and contribute to the development of teaching design and delivery skills across the faculty through offering feedback and guidance. Developed and applied innovative and appropriate teaching techniques and material which create interest, understanding and enthusiasm amongst studentsOverseen the monitoring of student progress and provided advice and guidance to personal tutors and students as appropriate Show less

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  Aston University

  Jan 2021 - Sept 2021

  Program Director

  Led the curriculum review and quality enhancement of MSc Finance and MSc Investment Analysis. Worked with the Associate Deans, Heads of School / Department and other colleagues to ensure the efficient and effective delivery of teaching programmes in accordance with University strategy, policy and procedures. Provided strategic oversight and direction of the programme, so the tasks below are carried out effectively within the context of programme and the principles of the Curriculum Framework. Show less

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  Citi

  Aug 2022 - now

  I leveraged various cross-functional partnerships and networked with key internal and external constituencies like Execution, Finance, Governance and Strategy Teams to successfully release monthly BT campaigns. Designed analytical processes in Tableau and Excel using SQL for Citi’s transformation efforts with the focus on strategic planning, loss forecasting, Cost of Capital Analytics.Provided regulatory risk project management support (business requirements, analysis and testing) for delivery of regulatory solutions. (i.e.. CECL, Part 30 core capabilities initiatives, stress test and CCAR regulatory requirements, etc.).Pivoted Project Management tasks of various deliverables for Portfolio Risk Review. Led the management and generation of EUCs (End User Computing) used for Portfolio Risk Reviews and Loss Forecasting Analytics. Show less

  • Vice President

    Jun 2023 - now

  • Assistant Vice President

    Aug 2022 - Jun 2023