Summer Analyst • Blackrock | June Aug 2022

• Spearheaded the first digital repository in the Business & Tech Operations Division on one of the largest ESG data vendors by project managing the repository and using SQL. It supports the entire team division and dozens of portfolio managers to decrease data opaqueness and increase transparency, resulting in a decreased processing time.

• supported and consulted ∼25 portfolio managers & project managers.

People

• I learned how large divisions and teams can still be collaborative if there is a culture of teaching each other. Everyone, from the Digital Assets Team to the Sustainability Lab was willing to hop on a coffee chat and pass on nuggets of knowledge, perspective, and tools. It’s impressive what humble but hardworking people can achieve in large systems, all contributing meaningfully.

• I am grateful to my manager and team director for trusting me with responsibilities that went beyond intern expectations and fostered agency. The repository project did not exist: I noticed after talking to multiple employees that this would improve efficiency, and talked with a broad set of leaders to make it happen. Their ability to teach me and let me do what they were doing as longer-term employees helped me grow and understand the work tremendously.