ALI's CV
ALI ABDULLA THAMER ALDHARIF ALSHAMSI
Intern | Financial Analysis
Profile summary
Financial Analysis Intern with professional internship experience at ADIA applying quantitative research, portfolio management fundamentals, and financial modeling across regional markets. Built custom scripts for data aggregation to automate financial metric collection while supporting senior analysts with quantitative research. Managed financial operations, budgets, and contracts in compliance with institutional policies. Committed to delivering structured analytical solutions and cross-functional collaboration.
Career highlights
Portfolio Analysis Automation: Built custom scripts for data aggregation at Abu Dhabi Investment Authority to automate the collection of returns, Sharpe ratio, and volatility metrics.
Leadership & Event Management: Demonstrated strong leadership as President of ESU, organizing large-scale events across Pennsylvania in collaboration with the UAE Attaché, including orchestrating one of the largest UAE National Day celebrations in the state.
Quantitative Research Support: Coordinated data collection pipelines to evaluate financial positions across regional markets while supporting senior analysts with quantitative research.
Financial Operations Management: Managed budgets, contracts, and financial operations in compliance with university policies during tenure as President and Treasurer.
Key skills
Professional experience
Managed analytical tasks within the Core-Portfolio Department under department leadership direction, focusing on asset allocation frameworks and supporting senior staff with quantitative research. Coordinated data collection pipelines to evaluate financial positions across regional markets while reviewing portfolio performance metrics.
- Applied passive, active, and factor-based investment strategies across assigned asset classes.
- Developed automation for financial metric collection including returns, Sharpe ratio, and volatility.
- Streamlined portfolio analysis by writing custom scripts for data aggregation.
Directed project workflows for resilient housing initiatives, overseeing stakeholder engagement and communication channels across academic and regional networks. Managed schedule planning and timeline tracking.
- Produced research reports, technical documentation, and a project website focused on resilient 3D printed housing in rural Appalachia.
- Coordinated project timelines and stakeholder communications while receiving the People Choice Award for the final presentation.
Reported to university administration while shaping student programming and financial policies. Steered executive decisions to align with institutional guidelines, overseeing administrative functions for board members.
- Organized cultural and academic events to strengthen student engagement.
- Managed budgets, contracts, and financial operations in compliance with university policies.
Guided student learning through live interactive math sessions, focusing on complex course material for calculus students at Pennsylvania State University.
- Led weekly review sessions to improve student performance and engagement.
- Provided targeted academic support to students during scheduled live sessions.
- Facilitated live sessions for calculus students to break down complex mathematical theories.
- Ran weekly review sessions focused on student engagement and academic performance.
Education
Minor in Mathematics
- School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Graduation May 2026