manuel restrepo

* Participating in a nationally recognized securities research program for MBA and undergrad students. * Interview management, conduct industry analysis, and produce cash flow and earning models. * Publish an investment research report on Pool Corp. based on our findings, which will be presented at the annual conference in April 2011.

* Intern for Southeast Sales Manager at UBS Financial Services, private wealth management. * Managed and organized sales performance for 28 UBS Wealth Management branches in Southeast United States.

Taught basics of finance to high-school women in the New Orleans Area

* Member of the Global Investment Committee covering US Equities. * Join the PM team to manage a long/short US sector rotation equity (total return) strategy implemented in funds (Bloomberg: LATLSUS LX Equity and LATLSIA KY Equity), developing and applying proprietary models and in-house investment approach to optimize return and volatility in the strategy implementation. * Lead the creation of two hedge funds (one master fund and one FoF) in Cayman Islands, and set up the back-office for the two alternative products.

* Join the leading team in the penetration and expansion of the international arm of XP Investimentos, the largest broker in Brazil, to Latin America. * Serve some of the largest financial institutions in Latam, providing market insight in US and Brazil financial markets.

Activities and Societies: Major: Finance Minor: Marketing HONORS: Cum Laude SCHOLARSHIPS: Collegiate Achievement Award, Andes-Freeman Scholarship, and Tulane Scholarship