<p>Nationality: Indian citizen, Singapore Permanent Resident</p>
<p>Age: 26 (by next year fall)</p>
<p>GMAT: 710 (M48 V39), 6.0 AWA, 7.0 IR</p>
<p>Work experience: 4 years
2 years at a leading international bank in credit risk management focusing on specialized industries like private equity, leverage finance and diamond trading
2 years at one of the worlds largest commodities traders in credit risk management spanning 20 commodities across 65 countries</p>
<p>Education: Undergrad in Economics and Finance from Singapore Management University (SMU) a new-age school launched in 2000 with significant prestige in Asia
GPA: 3.0 / 4 (Graduated with Merit)
Teaching Assistant for 3 Political Science courses and Research Assistant for Professor in recently published book about Poverty in China</p>
<p>Professional Qualifications:
Financial Risk Manager Certified FRM (Its like the CFA for Risk)
Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst CAIA Level 1</p>
<p>Background: I am ambitious, hard-working and focused on building my way to become a Chief Risk Officer as my long term plan. Currently, I approve trading strategies for futures and non-futures traded commodities in countries like Ghana, Mozambique, Costa Rica and Vietnam. I left my more traditional role in banking to accept my current role which carries significant responsibility and is a great learning experience. A recent highlight included receiving an out-of-turn promotion at my current firm. </p>
<p>I would appreciate an evaluation of my chances. </p>
<p>Target schools (order of preference):
INSEAD
London Business School
Yale
Columbia
Oxford
NYU
Cornell</p>