James Waithaka is a CFA Level II candidate with a Bachelor's degree in Finance from George Mason University. He currently works as an Accountant II at BNY Mellon where he performs financial analysis, forecasting, monitoring of financial transactions, and drafting of financial statements. Previously, he worked as an Accountant at T. Rowe Price/BNY Mellon where he reconciled accounts and updated market values, and in Central Operations Support Services at T. Rowe Price where he allocated investments to accounts.