Jayani Shah is a final year B.A.Hons Economics student at Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi with a 9.36 CGPA. She has interned at D.E. Shaw and M.S. Advisory and holds positions of responsibility with Enactus SRCC. She is a global champion of the HSBC/HKU Asia Pacific Business Case Competition and has won or been a finalist in numerous other competitions. She has extensive experience in research, consulting, social entrepreneurship, and event planning.

1. JAYANI SHAH jayanijshah@gmail.com |+91-9167192075 | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayani-s-4b2417155 | Mumbai
Finance Intern, D.E. Shaw Director, Enactus SRCC Global Winner, HSBC Case (World’s Largest) Top 5 in 3/3 Semesters
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
COURSE YEAR INSTITUTION RESULT RANK
B.A.Hons. Economics - DU 2019-2022 Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi 9.36 CGPA Top 5 in 3/3 Semesters
Grade 12 - ISC 2018-2019 Smt. Sulochanadevi Singhania School, Thane 99.25% AIR 3 (Commerce)
Grade 10 - ICSE 2016-2017 Pawar Public School, Mumbai 97.40% AIR 11
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS
• Delhi University Topper in 5 subjects; secured Rank 4 in Semester I, Rank 3 in Semester II and Rank 5 in Semester 3 in a batch of 160 students (2021)
• Achieved AIR 3 (Commerce) and School Rank 1 with 100% marks in Accountancy, Economics and Mathematics in the ISC Examinations (2019)
• Published a case study on ‘BYJU’S’ in AABR Journal; awarded Honourable Mentions Award at World Asian Case Competition out of 400+ papers (2021)
• Completed 4-courses specialisation in ‘Financial & Quantitative Modelling’ by Wharton School & a course on ‘Financial Markets’ by Yale University (2020)
• Certified by CFA Institute’s ‘Investment Foundations® Program’, covering ethics, economics, industry structure, instruments & risk models (2020)
• Awarded Lala Kailashpat Singhania Merit Scholarship two years in a row amounting to INR 70,000 for extraordinary scholastic performance (2019)
• Earned a Letter of Appreciation from Mrs Revathi Shrinivasan, Director-Singhania Schools Group, for exceptional all-round performance & rigour (2019)
INTERNSHIPS
D.E. Shaw Pvt. Ltd. - Financial Research Intern (Campus - Category A) (7th June 2021-2nd August 2021)
1/4 interns selected out of 390 applicants from SRCC to work at D.E. Shaw, a global Hedge Fund with an AUM of USD 55Bn+ in financial research team
• Documented the performance of hedge fund indices along 8+ calculated metrics drawing parallels between the 2008 financial crisis & Covid-19 Pandemic
• Engineered a dynamic Power BI Dashboard to analyse 30+ years of data on 4+ Hedge Fund Strategies across the US, Europe, Asia and Latin America
• Examined the firm’s top competitors; quantified the relationship between AUM and firm’s fees; studied regulations and structures in 5+ regions
• Investigated the role of alternative investments in portfolio optimisation under the Markowitz Model using Python & by building an efficient frontier
M.S. Advisory - Financial Analyst in Securities and Currency Markets Intern (1st June 2020-31st August 2020)
An upcoming Bengaluru start-up trying to democratize the availability of financial advisors and empowering investors to make better financial decisions
• Undertook extensive research to learn the nuances of securities & currencies markets in India & learnt to identify opportunities for futures arbitrage
• Performed technical and fundamental analyses by studying 12+ indicators; screened the market and tracked 40+ securities and 9+ currency pairs
• Prepared 8+ investment reports for the firm’s clientele; received a LoR from the manager for exceptional work and superior analytical and technical skills
POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY
Enactus SRCC - Research Director: Co-founder Project Leher & Amal (September 2020-Present)
• Spearheading a 70+ member team to implement 2 circular-economy social ventures, impacting 224+ lives directly and generating INR 15 lakh+ revenue
• Established 35+ supply avenues-cafes, pubs, industries and IT parks including DLF, collecting 13Mn+ cigarette butts, restoring 6.95Bn+ litres of water
• Impacting 3,000+ farmer families in Sangrur district, Punjab by reducing 40,000kgs+ of stubble waste with INR 5crores funding from Ministry of MSME
• Raised INR 8.5 lakhs+ through Govt. grant & awards; supported by Hon. Indore Municipal Commissioner, Rural Minister of Punjab & DC Gurdaspur
• Augmented projects to become the only team out of 1,800+ worldwide to be in Top 4 of 3/3 Enactus World Championship Races by Coca-Cola & Dell
SRCC COVID - 19 Fundraiser - Chief Coordinator (May 2021-July 2021)
• Led a 90+ member team to raise INR 35 lakhs within 15 days & set up a 150LPM Oxygen Plant at Covid-19 centre, Delhi to tackle the supply shortage
• Navigated features in 23+ media channels including TOI, HT, Mint, and NDTV; supported by the then Education Minister - Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal
• Fostered 9+ CSR partnerships including Shri Ram Group & Lotus Herbals; collaborated with Doctors For You for the set-up & maintenance of plant
Big Sho(r)t, SRCC Business Conclave’20, SU - Executive Team Member (December 2019-February 2020)
• Conceptualised and designed a comprehensive event with 6+ rounds on credit assessment, portfolio optimization, M&A, stimulation and valuation
• Instrumental in crystallizing partnerships with Phocket, Niveshaay, Sharekhan & Kotak Mahindra Bank and raising INR 20,000 for the cash prize
• Catalytic in executing an active campaign leading to participation of 760+ teams, a 50% increase over last year, from premier institutes like IIMs & IITs
CONSULTING PROJECTS (2020,2021)
Khamir; Saath,
Craft NGOs
• Strategized and co-authored 2 DPRs for grant of INR 4 crores+ at Enactus SRCC by executing SFURTI scheme of Ministry of MSME
• Supported 800+ artisans through cluster reorganisation, infrastructure development(Common Facility Centres)and income revival
Project Etasha,
Educational NGO
• Redesigned flagship training program to scale up operations and increase efficiency; restructured fundraising initiatives
• Identified new areas of operation at 180DC by conducting on-ground surveys, in-depth data analysis and reporting the findings
Joining Hands, NGO • Charted a plan to raise INR 20 lakhs by analysing the CSR sector, identifying accelerators & devising donation strategies at 180DC
Stayrific, Student living • Designed market entry plan for optimum brand positioning, pricing & marketing by conducting surveys and research at 180DC
HSBC/HKU Asia Pacific Business Case Competition 2021: World’s Largest Undergraduate Case Competition (2020,2021)
• Declared Global Champions(1st) amongst 180+ universities across 20+ countries, the first-ever Indian team to reach and win the global finals in 14 years
• Awarded cash prize of USD 10,000 & lauded by C-suite executives from HSBC for solving FinTech, Govt. Healthcare, Immigration,FMCG & Fast Fashion cases
• National Champions: representing India after competing with 200+ teams from the top 15+ colleges including IITs and NITs after 5+ rounds
• Received 120+ hours of training by Sattva Consulting and HSBC on consulting fundamentals, financial projections, data analysis & problem-solving
EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Consulting Case
Competitions
• 1st out of 2,000+ at Indian Silicon Valley, a flagship competition at Business Conclave 2021 by Accenture, awarded INR 15,000 (2021)
• All India Top 3 out of 2,800+ teams at ZS Campus Beat Challenge, data-driven case competition with students from 100+ colleges(2021)
• 2nd out of 2,500+ teams at Parivartan, flagship case competition at Red Bricks Summit, IIM Ahmedabad and won INR 10,000 (2020)
• 3rd at GGI Policy Consulting Challenge 2020, India’s biggest undergraduate impact-based challenge; Harvard & BCG judges (2020)
International
Exposure
• 3rd at HULT Prize Competition SRCC, World’s largest social competition by Bill Clinton Foundation and the United Nations (2021)
• 1st at Global Call for Climate Change organised by Milano Digital week; awarded a cash prize of EUR 2,000 by Cisco & ABB (2020)
• Global Champions at the ASIA Health Challenge for Enactus SRCC by Johnson & Johnson & Credit Suisse, awarded HKD 50,000 (2019)
• 1 of the 17 students to represent India at the Eumind Exchange Program by the Vechdal College, Netherlands (2016)
• Awarded Certificate of Excellence at EUMIND (Europe Meets India) out of 1800+ participating students for 2 years in a row (2015)
Business Plan &
Finance
Competitions
• 2nd/11,500+ teams at Asia’s largest Business Plan Competition (Eureka!) by E-Cell of IIT Bombay, awarded a prize of INR 1 lakh (2021)
• 2nd out of 270+ teams at Pitchers Business Plan Competition by NIFTEM & Ministry of Food Processing, GOI, won INR 7,000 (2021)
• 3rd out of 320+ teams at FinBiz Quiz at Avion Business Conclave, Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS) (2021)
• Finalist/1,240+ teams at Shri Ram Valuation Case Challenge, SRCC | Finalist/1,300+ teams at Finatic, quiz by F&IC, St. Stephens (2021)
• 1st at ThoughtWorks Social Hackathon 2020, associated with LetsEndorse, for Amal, Enactus SRCC awarded prize of INR 50,000 (2020)
Event Planning
• Headed C2P B-Plan competition (300+ registrations); raised INR 1 lakh from Former US President’s organisation for Enactus SRCC(2020)
• Organised Case 180, a case competition at 180DC SRCC with 1000+ registrations from 100+ institutions including IIMA & IITD (2020)
• Conducted SEIP- a program to teach Social Entrepreneurship at Enactus SRCC; witnessed 1500+ registrations from 4 countries (2020)
Technical Skills Power BI – Internship Projects Python – 2 Courses Advanced Excel – 4+ Courses, Live Projects R-Programming – 1 Semester