Jason Kauppila

Experience

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  UNDP

  Mar 2019 - Mar 2019

  Shadow

  - Shadowed a Fixed Income PM and learned the real-time effects of the Q1 Fed press conference

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  Loop

  Jun 2019 - Aug 2019

  Summer Intern

  - Assembled and organized company accomplishments - Explored company travel policy with an outside consultant- Participated in firm-wide discussion with CEO on how to further implement products

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  TerraCycle

  Jun 2019 - Aug 2019

  Executive Team Intern

  - Provided direct support for the Chief Administrative Officer on 7 different projects - Wrote research memos for 2 potential M&A transactions and to prepare CAO and VPs for calls- Led discussions and worked with a consultant on a corporate restructuring project for 300 employees- Initiated and led 40 interns in a company summer feedback project

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  DXC Technology

  Jan 2020 - Jan 2020

  Shadow

  - Shadowed a Global Project Manager and learned about the harnessing of uncontrolled data - Sampled a Machine Learning customer service solution that formats and provides audio data to firms

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  Rebellion Research

  Apr 2020 - Dec 2020

  Data Scientist Intern

  - Published initial report of an ongoing series analyzing the rise of ESG Investing - Collaborated with the CEO on 20+ firm-published articles providing tech, ESG and macroeconomic insight- Selected to Interview ConnectU and SumZero founder Divya Narendra on his educational philosophy, entrepreneurial journey and the frantic pace of industry disruption- Currently collaborating on a 20+ page academic report on the implications of the FOMC’s long-term low interest rate policy, resulting in a more uncertain bond market and increasing wealth gap Show less

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  Hamilton College

  Sept 2020 - Aug 2021

  Research Assistant - Local GHG Emissions Inventories

  - Presented to town trustees on my government operations greenhouse gas emissions inventory- Created a community greenhouse gas emissions inventory using downscaling- Communicated with the Village of Clinton/Town of Kirkland to account for Scope 1, 2 & 3 emissions- Built an emissions inventory using the US EPA WARM model in excel

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  Burgiss

  Dec 2020 - Jan 2021

  Entity Research Intern (Winter)

  - Improved the entity classifications of Burgiss’ real assets data- Analyzed and validated thousands of company-level data points for Burgiss’ private capital platform - Collaborated with supervisor on the potential for ESG integration in private capital

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  VanEck

  Jun 2021 - Aug 2021

  Muni ETF Intern

  - Supported the launch of the new Sustainable Municipal ETF (Ticker: SMI) - Analyzed and synthesized all $6.57 billion in VanEck Municipal ETF products using Bloomberg green data into PowerPoint slides for the portfolio manager and the product, ESG and sales teams- Clarified the municipal credit analysis process in Excel for VanEck’s largest high yield bond holdings- Presented to the CEO on the commodities market and negative oil futures contracts as part of a 16-session U.S. financial history discussion Show less

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  Goldman Sachs

  Jul 2022 - now

  Sustainable Finance Group Investment Team Analyst for the Goldman Sachs Trust Company, Private Wealth Management, Goldman Sachs Asset and Wealth Management

  • Senior Analyst

    May 2024 - now

  • Investment Analyst

    Jul 2022 - Jun 2024