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BIO
Jawad is affiliated with Case Western University’s School of Medicine. He graduated from the University of Chicago with a dual major in Economics and Biological Sciences with academic honors. He has previously worked for both clinical providers and biotech startups while in college and more recently was a full-time strategy analyst for Accenture based in Los Angeles. Jawad is a proven advisor and manager, driven to understand and ultimately implement technological and strategic improvements for various clients. He has taken the lead on numerous healthcare and biotech sales, finance, and marketing projects. While at Accenture, he specialized in the health care industry. He integrates these experiences in service of his clients to derive sustainable solutions.
EDUCATION
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) Candidate, Case Western Reserve School of Medicine
Bachelor's Degree in Biological Sciences and Economics, The University of Chicago
CREDENTIALS:
Accenture: Management Consulting Strategy Analyst
MouseHouseApp: Sales and Marketing
The Triple Helix: President
FRANCIS GALLEGO
ADVISOR / PROJECT MANAGER
BIO
Francis has advised on numerous financial, consulting, and data analytics client projects across a range of industries. His engineering and analytical mindset, coupled with a strong business acumen, has allowed him to achieve results in the projects he has undertaken. Currently an analyst with Ashley Furniture, Francis has established a track record of helping departments and organizations achieve their KPIs and growth objectives. Francis' professional interests include big data analytics, strategy consulting, information technology strategy, and entrepreneurship. He strives to utilize his diverse skill set to assist clients in achieving their goals.
EDUCATION
Master's Degree in Data Analytics, Georgia Institute of Technology
Bachelor's Degree in Economics, The University of Chicago
CREDENTIALS:
Ashley Furniture Homestores: Advanced Analytics and Data Science Analyst
The Coca-Cola Company: Systems Analyst
Preferred Medical Group: Business Data Analytics
BMO Capital Markets: Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Investment Banking
JAWAD ARSHAD
ADVISOR
MANAGEMENT TEAM
BIO
Kenn graduated with a Management Engineering degree from Ateneo de Manila University in 2013, and was most recently an investment banking associate at Evercore Partners in Hong Kong.
Kenn specializes in topics in Statistics, Machine Learning, Programming, Communication, and Design. He lead projects in which he extracted NYC subway turnstile data to map and identify residential and commercial areas based on foot traffic. Kenn also wrote pure-Python implementations of three NLP algorithms for summarizing text: TextRank, LSA, Doc2Vec. Finally, he was able to build a prototype end-to-end market intelligence program that mines, analyses and visualizes the web’s collective knowledge through natural language processing and network analysis
EDUCATION
MBA from Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management
De La Salle University - Graduate Classes
National University of Singapore, Exchange Student
Bachelor's Degree in Management Engineering, Ateneo De Manila
CREDENTIALS:
KCS Consulting: Principal Consultant
Department of Finance, Philippines: Consultant
Evercore Partners: Investment Banking Associate
Ernst and Young: Advisory Associate
KENN SO
ADVISOR
HOWARD WANG
ADVISOR
BIO
Howard specializes in data analytics for financial institutions. He has directly advised numerous high net worth individuals during his time at HSBC Canada, where he worked under the asset management division focusing on private banking. Howard understands how to leverage data in all its forms to create superior returns or alpha with lower variances for his key clients.
EDUCATION
MBA from Cornell's Johnson School of Management
University of British Columbia - Bachelor's Degree in Commerce
CREDENTIALS:
HSBC Canada, Asset Management: Senior Analyst
BMO Capital Markets: Analyst
BIO
Rence has experience in the financial sector in the USA and Asia using excel and advanced programming to recommend better capital budgeting decisions for large corporate clients. Rence is an avid reader and investor of blockchain technologies. He is interested in using adavanced data analytics to come up with trading strategies and arbitrage opportunities in this sector. Rence has taken several MOOC courses and applies his knowledge to generate alpha for our clients.
EDUCATION
Bachelor's Degree in Economics and Finance, Boston College
CREDENTIALS:
AboitizLand - Analyst
Boston College - Technology Specialist
Rence Pazcoquin
Advisor
Brian Keh
Advisor
BIO
Brian has numerous experiences working with Fortune 500 companies in sales and data analytic roles, specifically in the context of global operations. Brian specializes in analyzing commodities such as precious and construction metals. He loves learning about how machine learning and AI can help him predict future prices of metal commodities and how repositories of information can be intertwined to conclude with higher degrees of accuracy.
EDUCATION
Bachelor's Degree in Commerce, The University of British Columbia
CREDENTIALS:
Metal Exponents, Inc. - Executive Assistant to the President
Shaw Communications - Customer Solutions Expert
JYSK - Sales Associate
Noel Rubio
Advisor
BIO
Noel is a consultant focusing on government public policy. He is passionate about revolutionizing the way data is used to inform public policy. Noel has provided technical assistance to the Bureau of Community Health Services's State Tobacco Control and Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Programs by conducting research, analyzing data, and producing various outputs for use in local, regional, national, and international advocacy initiatives. He is well equipped with training from The University of Chicago to create viable recommendations using large quantities of data.
EDUCATION
Bachelor's Degree, The University of Chicago
CREDENTIALS:
Guam Government - Consultant
The University of Chicago - Research Fellow
