Thomas Brown

42 Oxford Street
W1 BD2 London
T 0789478945
B Thomas.Brown@hotgmail.com

3 months notice period

British Citizenship

Work Experience
2013 Today

Bear Sterns, London

Multi-Asset Strategist, Asset Allocation
Worked closely with the CIO and other senior investment professionals to
establish house views and build optimized portfolios that reflect these views.
Performed correlation analysis and fundamental research on multiple asset
classes to assess their relative attractiveness and risks associated. Identified,
researched and delivered actionable investment ideas across sectors, regions,
and themes, primarily within the equity markets.

2009 2013

Lehman Brothers Asset Management, London

Associate, Alternative Investments
Evaluated Equity (Global, Japan) and Fixed Income (HY, EMD, Absolute
Return) external asset managers as part of the manager selection process for
investments by institutional and private clients.
Actively contributed to the Fixed Income research meetings and challenge
existing positions as a member of the Fixed Income investment sub-committee.

2008 2009

Andersen Consulting, Birmingham

Off cycle internship, banking sector
Worked on merge and acquisition projects in the financial industry.

Education
2007 2008

University of Surrey
MSc in Finance, Awarded with highest distinction
Master Thesis: Pricing hybrid options with binomial trees

2004 2007

Leeds Metropolitan University

BA (Hons) Business Management

2003 2004

Leeds Central College

A levels: Maths (A) English (B) Technology (B) Science (C)

Additional skills and achievements

Languages
English (native), Italian (fluent), Spanish (fluent).
IT
C++ (advanced), Matlab (advanced), VBA (intermediate).
Achievements
CFA level 2, FSA registered.
Miscellaneous
Part of the founding team of a Web 2.0 website for the university. Practiced few
languages used for web development, HTML, JavaScript, Ajax, Actionscript.
Member of the university rugby Club. Guitar player, regular football player.