maaria bajwa

senior associate

About

Seasoned research and due diligence associate focused on helping clients realize value by analyzing complex business challenges, identifying attractive market opportunities, and overseeing operational and research rollouts. A successful track record of aggregating and analyzing large quantities of data in order to drive investment decisions.

Country

united states

City

los angeles

Industry

financial services

Skill

management, leadership, music industry, strategy, social media, event planning, data analysis, music, venture capital, microsoft excel, editing, due diligence, research, promotions, powerpoint, start ups, press releases, facebook, early stage investment, logo design

Experience

creative and content editor

national students news service

2009-9 - 2009-12 · 4 mos

account manager

daily bruin

2008-10 - 2009-2 · 5 mos

marketing intern

cooking.com

2010-8 - 2011-11 · 1 yr 4 mos

Assist site managers with strategic marketing for sites: Cooking.com, FoodNetworkStore.com, RachaelRayStore.com, PaulaDeenStore.com, BettyCrockerStore.com, and KraftStore.com.

head of production

jazzreggae festival

2009-9 - 2011-6 · 1 yr 10 mos

film intern

davie brown entertainment

2009-3 - 2009-6 · 4 mos

senior associate

sound ventures

2017-2 - Present · 9 yrs 7 mos

managing director

b fresh productions

2011-6 - 2016-10 · 5 yrs 5 mos

* Founder of self-funded LA-based concert promoter that has successfully marketed and curated large music and visual arts events. * Entrepreneurial endeavor pursued to see how to grow a business successfully. * Implemented marketing plans, budget guidelines, scenario analyses, and processes by which to grow influence and fanbase. * Created social media campaigns and videos to brand the company, viewable at iwannabfresh.com.

senior associate

icg advisors, llc

2011-11 - 2017-1 · 5 yrs 3 mos

* Conduct research and due diligence on prospective third party money managers in the following asset classes: fixed income, equities, hedge funds, real estate, venture capital, private equity, distressed investments and more. * Recommend firm-wide investment decisions of money managers based on a regular and detailed analysis of their cash flow, balance sheet, and income statements as well as other exposure and market considerations. * Support CIO and Managing Director with written custom client reports regarding ICG's perspective of various investment opportunities and market environments. * Implement processes and databases to make workflow more efficient. * Hold regular calls and meetings with prospective and current managers. Use these to inform firm-wide portfolio decisions.

Education

university of california, los angeles

business economics

2007-1 - 2011-1 · 4 yrs 1 mo

Took courses focused on both accounting and economics. Worked in student government under the Cultural Affairs Commission Majored in Business-Economics with a minor in English Activities and Societies: Cultural Affairs Commission, JazzReggae Festival, Monday Night Jazz Series, UCLARadio.com, Bruin Consulting