David W. Higgins

David W. Higgins

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Independent Economist

  • Education

    • St. Colmcilles Community School, Scholarstown Road, Dublin 16

      2005 - 2011
      High School Leaving Certificate 520 points

      * Leaving Certificate results among top 6% of results nationally* School Prefect* Chairperson of Student Council* Captain of Debating Team

    • University of Warwick - Warwick Business School

      2020 - 2022
      MSc Global Central Banking and Financial Regulation
    • Trinity College, Dublin

      2011 - 2015
      Bachelor's Degree Management Science and Information Systems Studies II.I

      Activities and Societies: First year Class Representative * II.I with a first achieved in final year. * Final Year Project with start-up Carraighill Capital to analyse the political influences on European Banking Systems.* Elected Class Representative in first year. Attended Student Council meetings. Regularly communicated with the class on college matters and course submission deadlines.

  • Experience

    • Carraighill

      Oct 2014 - Sept 2023

      Carraighill is an independent research provider on European financial systems and bank equities. Carraighill services an international institutional client base with a proprietary data driven research process. Our clients are amongst the largest global asset managers and hedge funds based in the US, UK and Asia. We are focused on serving this growing client base with conviction driven investment ideas.Responsibilities include: - Researching thematic macroeconomic issues in various European countries.- Development of information systems for economic data using an internal SQL database- Updating key clients and colleagues on developments- Researching political, economic and financial issues as they arise- Writing of reports and assisting with editing processes and publication- Frequent travel to visit global clients- Media appearances Show less

      • Chief Economist

        Sept 2019 - Sept 2023
      • Research Analyst

        Sept 2015 - Aug 2019
      • Research Analyst Intern

        Oct 2014 - Aug 2015
    • Self-employed

      Apr 2024 - now
      Independent Economist

      I'm an independent economist providing consulting services to a range of clients.

  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to David W. Higgins
      CIEE Civic Leadership Summit 2014 CIEE Aug 2014 Chosen to attend the CIEE Civic Leadership Summit 2014 in Washington D.C. The four day event was attended by young people from across the world to discuss Social Entrepreneurship ideas.
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Emerging Voices Group

      Issued by IIEA on Mar 2018
      IIEAAssociated with David W. Higgins