Derek Ma

Finance intern for Accor's North and Central America Luxury & Lifestyle (L&L) Division Consolidating financial reports, analysis, and supporting hotel information for 30+ Fairmont, Raffles, Sofitel, etc. locations

Facilitating software testing and gauging reception, conducting primary and secondary market research to evaluate the success rates of new elementary-grade STEM education tools. Conducting cold-calls and cold-emails to find outreach partners in grassroots ed-tech software, while coordinating with developer team to ensure brand messaging and product expectations.

Pro-bono advisory services for Private Capital Clients by this undergraduate association. Conducted an industry deep-dive into infrastructure sector for a middle-market PE company, working alongside 23-person team.

Annual financial services conference and stock pitch competition with 150 delegates, guest speakers, and company sponsors. Sourced sponsors, planned event logistics and handled AV on the day of the conference.

Research analyst for a set of editorial-style business article. Covered OpenAI's corporate structure changes and the competitive landscape of Artificial Generative Intelligence (AGI).

Greenlighting executive decisions, advising national team

Responsible for organizing and holding the Canadian National Leadership Conference or CNLC

Prepared training materials and chapter educational resources to members across Canada.

Represented 400+ Youth Fellows in forwarding global citizenship and SDG-oriented youth initiatives/entreprenurship. Took part in spearheading a "Planetizen University" think tank event during UNGA 2024 in NYC.

Learned and shadowed portfolio modelling principles with Weiss associates and mentor Collaborated with fellow interns in a 6-person cohort to pitch a 10-instrument long-term portfolio, personally recommending O'Reilly Automotive (NYSE:ORLY). Back-tested said portfolio using Monte-Carlo modelling to project Sharpe.