# M. Shazil Farukh > Quantitative & Financial Technology Analyst @ World Bank Location: San Francisco, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/mshazilfarukh I am a student at Minerva University with a strong interest in finance, business strategy, and data-driven decision-making. Portfolio: https://shazilfarukh.com/ ## Work Experience ### TA - Global Financial Strategy Class @ Minerva University Jan 2026 – Present | San Francisco, California, United States ### TA -- Financial Modeling Class @ Minerva University Jan 2025 – Jan 2025 | San Francisco, California, United States ### Summer Analyst @ The World Bank Treasury (IBRD • IDA) Jan 2025 – Jan 2025 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States Rotation 1: Quantitative Solutions and Analytics for Fixed Income Assets Rotation 2: Pension Investments Rotation 3: Financial Technology Additional Projects with: - Capital Markets and Investments, Financial Products team - Treasury Asset Management team ### Lead Research Assistant, Business College @ Minerva University Jan 2023 – Jan 2025 ### Investment Banking Intern @ Vermilion Rock Advisors Jan 2025 – Jan 2025 Vermilion Rock focuses on lower-middle market companies of $10-$250 million in revenue within various Manufacturing, Healthcare, and Technology verticals. The firm's target client tends to be entrepreneur/family-owned companies that want multiple offers on the table while deciding the sale of their company. ### Program Manager - QuadReal LA @ Project Destined Jan 2024 – Jan 2024 Real Estate Investing ### Summer Analyst @ Red Cell Partners Jan 2024 – Jan 2024 | San Francisco, California Venture Capital -- Cybersecurity Investment ### Scholar @ Wall Street Bound, Inc Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 | New York City Metropolitan Area Engaged in intensive financial training covering corporate capitalization, derivatives, alternative investments, economic theory, and regulatory frameworks ### Strategy Analyst @ Siemens Jan 2024 – Jan 2024 | Berlin, Germany ### Financial Analyst Consultant @ Next Challenge Foundation Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 | Seoul, South Korea Venture Capital / Accelerator ### Sales Partner @ UpMerch Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 | Chicago, Illinois, United States - Worked with a team of talented professionals and building relationships with clients across different industries. - Identified potential customers, pitched our products and services, negotiated deals, delivered exceptional customer service, and executed all aspects of the sales process - including customer contact, research, marketing, pricing, and account support. ### Corporate VC Deal Sourcing Extern - Collaboration with IgniteXL @ Extern Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 - Led pre-seed startup assessments for 20+ companies - Accelerated 3 startups to advanced due diligence - Devised market maps via Open Refine and Crunchbase to inform and optimize positioning and investment strategies in 5 key sectors ### Product Designer @ Vibemap Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | San Francisco, California, United States - Conducted a comprehensive audit of Vibemap's desktop website, mobile app, and mobile web version, identifying design errors and disparities to enhance the overall user experience - Pioneered the establishment of the company's design system library by meticulously organizing and storing design assets in Figma - Led the conceptualization, design, and implementation of a new feature, "user-generated lists," aimed at boosting user engagement by providing curated content and contributing to increased app interaction. ### Student Consultant @ Vibemap Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | San Francisco, California, United States - Led a diverse team of 5 students across 4 continents to address economic inequality in Vibemap's user base, resulting in the "Affordable Vibes" feature for budget-friendly activity recommendations and community building. - Designed a coherent algorithm flowchart and prototyped within the Vibemap mobile app platform; see attached Final Deliverable presentation. ### Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Intern @ Project Destined Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 - Participated in the evaluation of a live real estate deal involving the development of a mixed-use asset in Northwest Washington, D.C - Prepared and presented an investment memo to real estate professionals from Brookfield, Tishman Speyer, CBRE, and other real estate firms - Received 60+ hours of training on real estate fundamentals, property valuation, deal financing, financial modeling, and market research - Worked with professionals at Marcus & Millichap Real Estate to build 10-year cash flow projections and sensitivity analysis based on various growth rates, hold periods, and exit cap rates ### Global Real Estate Academy Intern @ Project Destined Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States ### L'Space MCA - Business and Programmatic Lead @ NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 Led operational analysis, secured a simulated $500,000, & directed key tasks, driving the Occator crater exploration mission ### Climate Intern @ WWF - Pakistan Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Islamabad, Pakistan - Conducted extensive research on the environmental impact of plastic waste, employing data analysis techniques and Python programming to process and interpret complex environmental datasets. - Utilized Figma to optimize webpages, showcasing expertise in front-end development and user interface design, improving user experience and website functionality. - Completed maximum internship hours of community service by collecting and donating waste to 'Amal for Life' facility. - Crafted interactive quizzes to facilitate enjoyable learning about environmental issues. ### Design Thinking Intern @ CLUSTER Cairo Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Cairo, Egypt *One of the twenty students selected for this global program* - Worked with Egyptian fellows to address the challenge of food waste through this co-created design thinking program by IEI Pakistan and Cluster Cairo - Collected a large amount of data and examined the sub-problems. Focused on the issue of food waste in fruit and vegetable markets of Egypt and Pakistan - Interviewed fruit vendors and Cantonment Board chief - Devised a repackaging material made from Sugarcane bagasse using 3-D printers - Collaborated with the Faculty of Agriculture Cairo University's students to advance the prototype My team's environmental design was voted the best at the end of the fellowship program. ## Education ### Bachelor of Science - BS in Double Major in Business Finance and Computational Science Minerva University ### O/A levels in Mathematics, Economics, Physics, Chemistry The City School ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/muhammad-shazil-farukh - Portfolio: https://shazilfarukh.com/ --- Source: https://flows.cv/mshazilfarukh JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/mshazilfarukh/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13