
Robert DiDonato
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About me
Incoming Investment Banking Analyst at J.P. Morgan (M&A) • CS (AI) + MS&E Student-Athlete at Stanford
Education

Germantown Academy
2017 - 2021High School Diploma Graduated Cum Laude with 4.8+ GPAActivities and Societies: PA state record holder over 3200 meters - 8:44, unofficial PA state record holder over 5000 meters - 14:03 (Covid race), Cum Laude, Mu Alpha Theta, Science National Honor Society, High Honors List all 8 semesters, Cross Country, Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field Captain, Foot Locker National Cross Country Finalist, 6x PAISAA State Champion, Senior Project focused on developing five distinct trading algorithms for cryptocurrencies and public equities. SAT: 1530/1600; 800 Math, 730 Reading & Writing, developed 5 quant trading algos; use case public equities

Stanford University
2021 - 2025B.S. Candidate Computer Science - Concentration in Artificial Intelligence | Management Science & Engineering MinorActivities and Societies: Mens' Track & Field and Cross Country, Kappa Sigma

Montgomery County Community College
2018 - 2019Courses in Computer Science, Statistics, and Probability During High School Summers
Experience

Stanford Athletics
Sept 2021 - nowStudent Athlete - Track and Field/Cross CountryAll-Region, All-PAC-12, PAC-12 Freshman of the Year13:39 5k in Yr-4 & 23:04 8k (5mi) in Yr-4, 7:56 3k in Yr-2Member of number 3 NCAA-ranked mens’ track and field and cross country program

Stealth Startup
Jan 2022 - May 2022Business Development InternRe-engineered full stack infrastructure and led efforts to completion for fully-functional prototype for scale, writing thousands of lines of code and taking responsibility for back and front end architecture after analyzing market need for the product in technology/media industries using ML tools; left to focus on athletic season and rigorous course load

The Palisades Group, LLC
Jun 2022 - Aug 2022Investment InternModeled deals and performed due diligence for private funds; created industry outlook report for investment team; built software for the firm’s team of analysts.

PeakSpan Capital
Jun 2023 - Jul 2023Growth Equity Summer AnalystSoftware Growth Equity

J.P. Morgan
Jun 2024 - nowMergers & Acquisitions Group Mergers & Acquisitions GroupCompTIA’s sale to H.I.G. Capital and Thoma Bravo
Incoming Investment Banking Analyst
Aug 2024 - nowInvestment Banking Summer Analyst
Jun 2024 - Aug 2024
Licenses & Certifications

Series 79
FINRAAug 2025- View certificate

J.P. Morgan IBD BA Intern Program June 2024
Financial Edge TrainingJun 2024 
Securities Industry Essentials (SIE)
FINRAAug 2025
Series 63
NASAAAug 2025- View certificate

J.P. Morgan IB New York Analyst Program Cycle 1 2025
Financial Edge TrainingJul 2025 - View certificate

J.P. Morgan Intern Training Program 2024
Financial Edge TrainingJun 2024
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Robert DiDonatoPac-12 Freshman of the Year Pac-12 Conference Dec 2022
- Awarded to Robert DiDonatoPennsylvania State Record Holder - May 2021 3200 meters
- Awarded to Robert DiDonatoHigh Honors Germantown Academy 2021 All 8 Semesters of High School - Academic High Honors List
- Awarded to Robert DiDonatoCum Laude Germantown Academy Dec 2020 First-Round Cum Laude Inductee
- Awarded to Robert DiDonatoMu Alpha Theta Germantown Academy Oct 2020 National High School Mathematics Honor Society
- Awarded to Robert DiDonatoScience National Honor Society Germantown Academy Oct 2020 The Science National Honor Society is "a prominent scientific organization that will engender a new group of thinkers who will be the future of industry, research, and scientific exploration for America."
- Awarded to Robert DiDonatoGummey Memorial Prize - Jun 2020 "For a member of the junior class who makes the greatest endeavor in athletics and scholarship. Dr. Frank B. Gummer, '85, long-time Trustee and field of the School, was an outstanding athlete in both school and college."
- Awarded to Robert DiDonato2020 Indoor State Champion - 3200 Pennsylvania Independent Schools Athletic Association Jan 2020
- Awarded to Robert DiDonato2019 Cross Country All-American Foot Locker Cross Country Championships Dec 2019 Junior Year - Cross Country All-American and 2019 Foot Locker Nation Championship Finalist - One of forty high schoolers
- Awarded to Robert DiDonato2019 Pennsylvania State Cross Country MVP Pennsylvania Independent Schools Athletic Association Nov 2019
- Awarded to Robert DiDonato2019 State Champion in 1600 and 3200 Pennsylvania Independent Schools Athletic Association May 2019
- Awarded to Robert DiDonatoThe Inter-Academic Track Championship - "Athlete of the Meet" The Inter-Academic Athletic League May 2019 Sophomore Year - Swept the "distance triple" - 800, 1600, and 3200 League Champion
- Awarded to Robert DiDonato2018 Pennsylvania State Cross Country MVP Pennsylvania Independent Schools Athletic Association Nov 2018
Volunteer Experience
Fellow
Issued by The Germination Project on Sept 2019
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Languages
- enEnglish
- spSpanish
- itItalian
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