Saloni Agarwal

Experience

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  UCLA

  Sept 2010 - Jun 2012

  Teaching Assistant

  Peer Learning Facilitator teaching calculus to 100+ undergraduate students at UCLA

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  Religare

  Aug 2012 - Dec 2014

  Equity Research Analyst

  Research Analyst in the India Strategy & Economy team (Equity Research)1. Part of the India economy and Strategy team working on top-down approach of analysing companies and sectors in the equity research arm of the organization2. Worked on thematic strategy reports like Current Account Deficit, Central bank policies, Government regulations3. Developed a good understanding of key sector matrices that helped in developing client model portfolios 4. Primary writer for Religare’s flagship report on Macro Strategy; weekly report sent to over 2000+ clients5. Interacted with clients from mutual funds/insurance companies and addressed their data related queries on a regular basis Show less

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  Freshmentors

  Feb 2013 - Sept 2014

  Academic Mentor

  Part of a US-based online start-up providing mentorship and guidance to students seeking education abroad. One of the first three mentors hired on board, involved in coaching 8-10 students every month over skype sessions. Part of management team to set company policies, hire mentors and manage/train junior mentors.

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  Mizuho

  Jan 2015 - Nov 2016

  Credit Research Analyst

  Part of the Asia Financial Solutions Division - Credit Research Team (Singapore based team)1. Instrumental in setting up Mizuho India's Research team; responsible to identify key sectors and companies for credit lending2. Worked closely with the Singapore team on specific projects in the Asia-Pacific region such as a Cambodian bank, Myanmar kyat and oil, among others3. Started Mizuho India’s first publication on key market and macro events; sent to over 5000+ clients globally4. Involved in ground research projects to identify trends and performance of sectors or companies to provide foreign funding; closely involved in lending to steel companies comprising 5% of Mizuho India’s loan book Show less

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  NSE India

  Apr 2017 - Aug 2019

  Economic Policy and Research team1. As part of the largest stock exchange in India (with 99.9% share in derivatives), my role involved writing market reports ("Market Pulse" - NSE's flagship report), providing macro analysis and identifying ways in which global exchanges were growing business that could be implemented at NSE as well. 2. I was also extensively involved in corporate governance activity, as the regulators seeked better governance standards for listed companies in India. 3. I also worked in collaborating with international organisations such as IMF, NYU Stern, IMD, ECGI to organise events on issues such as growth prospects, corporate governance, financial markets, etc for NSE's clients and companies. This was a useful platform to understand what was happening globally, and how could India take advantage of this. 4. And apart from external engagements, I was involved in providing turnover forecasts for equities and currency for strategy planning within NSE. Show less

  • Manager

    Apr 2018 - Aug 2019

  • Deputy Manager

    Apr 2017 - Mar 2018
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  The Nature Conservancy

  Jul 2020 - Aug 2020

  Internship - Impact Investing

  Scaling conservation efforts for forest, freshwater, air quality and wildlife of India through innovative impact investment solutions

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  Google

  Sept 2020 - Jan 2021

  MBA Consultant

  1. Digital Strategy with Google GCAS: Define criteria that brands in CPG & Consumer Electronic in the APAC region should consider before embarking on a ‘direct to consumer’ approach and also propose recommendations on the implementation strategy2. Product Strategy with Google Shopping: Identifying top signals of merchant quality that users utilise in their decision making process with the aim to increase users transacting with merchants and improving overall user experience

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  Accenture Strategy & Consulting

  Mar 2021 - now

  • Strategy Manager

    Nov 2022 - now

  • Strategy Consultant

    Mar 2021 - Nov 2022