Michelle Beck - Palomar College

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● Provided technical investment advice to Private Banking clients, conducted business development and managed
accounts for clients in Mexico, Ecuador and Colombia. Traveled extensively to Latin America to meet with existing
and potential clients.
● Secured approximately $100 million in new business and oversaw $282 million under management.
ING BARINGS - INVESTMENT BANKING, London, UK & Madrid, Spain October 1999 – November 2001
Financial Analyst, Corporate Finance
● Conducted financial analysis of international companies from a range of industries, including the Internet, energy,
paper and construction sectors as well as analysis for origination projects.
● Performed company valuations, advised on and executed domestic (Pan-European) and cross-border M&A
transactions, IPOs and structured finance projects of mid-to-large companies.
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EDUCATION
Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL/Miami, FL January 2011 – December 2012
Executive MBA. Degree expected December, 2012.
CUNEF (Colegio Universitario de Estudios Financieros), Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain 1994 – 1999
B.Sc. Degree, Economics and Business Administration; concentration in Financial Management
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LANGUAGES, CERTIFICATIONS AND IT KNOWLEDGE
English (fluent); Spanish (fluent); German (basic); Italian (basic)
CCIM (Certified Commercial Investment Member): in progress April 2010 – present
● CI101 (Financial Analysis for Commercial Investment Real Estate): completed.
● CI104 (Investment Analysis for Commercial Investment Real Estate): in progress.
Training Program ING BARINGS, London, UK September – December 2000
● Corporate Finance (I and II); Financial Analysis; Private Equity (Venture Capital); Corporate Lending and
Structured Finance; Derivatives; Portfolio Management and other Investment banking topics.
Financial modeling, Bloomberg, Reuters and Microsoft Office
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ADDITIONAL
GRAMEEN LATINO FOUNDATION, Madrid, Spain June 2008 – January 2009
Volunteer - Development and Technical Assistance Manager
● Advised, including capacity building for MFIs, in order to make them operational and financially self-sufficient and
sustainable.
● Established relationships with public, institutional, and private donors. Managed fundraising initiatives.