Rahat Sajwani 209 Ridge Road (Box 5465) Davidson, NC, 28035 (704) 315 - 7825 rahat.sajwani@gmail.com

EDUCATION Davidson College Davidson, NC

Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Minor in Economics May 2017

Cumulative GPA: 3.88/4.00

Relevant coursework: Managerial Accounting, Intermediate Accounting, Introduction to Accounting, Methods & Statistics

Presidential Scholarship to Davidson College – One of 14 students selected out of 4,700 applicants

William H. Terry Leadership Scholarship – One of three students honored with this merit scholarship in the class of 2017

Training the Street Seminars – Successfully completed courses in financial statement analysis and corporate valuation

Madras Christian College Madras, India

Study Abroad Fall 2014

Relevant coursework: India Past and Present, Indian Environment, Indian Economic Development, Islam in South Asia

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Political Science Department at Davidson College Davidson, NC

Undergraduate Researcher January 2016 - Present

Design and field a Qualtrics survey to investigate cognitive heuristics and incorrect voting in political decision-making

Interpret and analyze quantitative and qualitative results using Microsoft Excel and SAS statistical software

Nothing Bundt Cakes Chicago, IL

Guest Service Representative Summer 2016

Awarded three excellence-in-customer-service recognitions for providing warm and friendly customer service to clients

Consistently exceeded management sales goals of $1,000 per day. Developed creative solutions to complex client needs

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Chicago, IL

Office of Diversity and Inclusion Intern Summer 2015

Created, led and represented the Offices of Diversity and Inclusion in the one-day, bank-wide Town Hall Palooza event.

Developed a 24-page handbook in Microsoft Publisher introducing the Bank’s business resource groups and produced an

interactive, collaborative art installation that spurred discussion on identity and celebrating diversity

Coordinated and oversaw the successful efforts of 24 Bank interns in the district-wide summer book drive project that

collected nearly 500 books for 4th – 6th grade students at Fairfield Elementary School

Planned, organized and volunteered at five high school outreach events that promoted financial literacy

Organizing for Action Chicago, IL

HQ Intern Summer 2014

Provided excellent customer service by responding and archiving over 100 emails daily in a timely manner

Led all aspects of event management from set-up before and after, selecting food vendors, calculating menus based on sign-

ups and budget, creating events on BSD system, running the sign-in table and entering data into VAN for 8 events

ACTIVITIES Pre-Business Society at Davidson College Davidson, NC

Finance and Mentorship Director August 2015 - Present

Collaborate with the College President and Career Development Executive Director to plan the Etiquette Banquet for 250 seniors

Created and successfully spearheaded a five-part finance event series entitled, “So You Wanna Be A Banker?” Events

allowed for career exploration and networking in private equity, investment banking, accounting, wealth management

Residence Life Office at Davidson College Davidson, NC

Resident Advisor & Administrative Assistant August 2015 - Present

Provide administrative support, communicate in person, by phone, and email, and assist students with varying concerns

Respond appropriately in crisis situations by assessing the environment and making appropriate referrals for all students

Develop intentional programs to support the exploration of multiple social identities of myself and 60 other students

Rusk Eating House at Davidson College Davidson, NC

Treasurer & House Manager December 2014 – Present

Manage a house budget of $150,000 for nearly 190 women in this service and philanthropy 501(c)(7) non-profit organization

Oversee compensation of the House chef and student dishwashers, worker’s insurance payments, creation and enforcement of

contracts, compliance with the IRS, bookkeeping of all expenses, reconciliation of bank accounts, and regular bill payments

Activities Tax Council at Davidson College Davidson, NC

Member March 2015 – March 2016

Invested, allocated, and managed $810,000 in student activity fees to the 130 chartered student organizations

Collaborated with organization presidents and treasurers to create practical and efficient budgets for committee approval

SKILLS Conversationally fluent in Hindi and Urdu. Intermediate knowledge of Spanish. Proficient in Wordpress, SPSS and POS

Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office, R, social media applications, all Google applications, LexisNexis and JSTOR