Rayan Soni - Queen's...

Rayan Soni r.soni@queensu.ca EDUCATION Bachelor of Commerce (Honours), Smith School of Business at Queen’s University, Kingston, ON Class of 2019 • Recipient of the Queen's University Excellence Scholarship for an admittance average of 94.5% • Relevant Courses: Economics, Financial & Managerial Accounting, Mathematical Analysis & Managerial Statistics,

Business Communications, Business Management and Marketing • Awards: Received D.I. McLeod Dean’s List Scholarship (2015-2016) PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Summer Analyst, Private Capital, CIBC World Markets, Toronto, ON June–August 2016 • Completed a 12-week internship in the Private Capital Group, Global Investment Banking • Provided financial advisory services to a broad range of institutions including private equity firms and Canadian pension funds • Created an internal database with a full-time Analyst that outlined the top ten Canadian pension plans and key private equity

firms and their corresponding portfolio companies and direct private equity investments • Pitched a Canadian Private Equity firm in the potential monetization of an existing healthcare portfolio company through a

dual track process in the near-term Summer Analyst, Client Management, CIBC World Markets, Toronto, ON May 2016 • Completed a 4-week internship in the Client Strategy and Analytics Group • Assisted in the creation of client action plans through effective collaboration with various divisions including Corporate

Banking, Debt Capital Markets and Equity Capital Markets • Developed briefing documents for senior management to develop and implement optimal client coverage strategies for a

strategic subset of the most significant institutional and corporate clients

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES Analyst, Industrials and Diversified, Queen’s Capital, Kingston, ON 2016-Present • Manage a portfolio of North American equities consisting of ~$100,000 in total AUM with a team of 30 Queen’s students • Perform fundamental analysis on Diversified TSX/S&P 500 listed securities and make investment recommendations • Create sector updates on the Industrials and Diversified sector focused on macroeconomic trends, current industry

performance and relative valuation including a comparable companies analysis for a selected watch list • Weekly training program focused on Investment Banking interview preparation through analytical and problem solving skills Student Athlete, Lake Mary Preparatory School, Orlando, FL 2012–2014 • Recruited as one of seven international athletes to attend the Mike Bender Elite Golf Academy in Orlando, Florida • Studied and competed full-time on the American Junior Golf circuit during sophomore and junior year in high school • Selected to represent Team Canada for an International Junior Championship in Singapore, Asia

ADDITIONAL INFROMATION • Conferences: Queen’s Finance Association, Wharton Private Equity and Venture Capital, Queen’s Sports Industry • Skills: Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, Bloomberg, FactSet, PitchBook, and Thomson One Analytics • Awards: Selected as high school representative to attend the National Youth and Leadership Forum in Washington, DC • Personal Interests: Percussion, golf, soccer, hockey and travelling