Lakshmi Ashok

Current

• Research Specialist at North Carolina State University

Past

• Intern- Wealth Management at ABN AMRO Bank, Chennai
• Intern- Ad Words at Google
• Member at AIESEC, Chennai

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Education

• North Carolina State University
• Stella Maris College

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Lakshmi Ashok’s Experience

• Research Specialist

  North Carolina State University

  (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

  July 2009 — Present (5 months)

• Intern- Wealth Management

  ABN AMRO Bank, Chennai

  (Public Company; ABN; Banking industry)

  January 2008 — February 2008 (2 months)

  • Worked in the Wealth Management business unit
  • Planned on business development for diversified portfolio of High Net worth Individuals
  • Increased client base and got the opportunity to understand the stock market
  • Analyzed mutual fund’s of various fund houses

• Intern- Ad Words

  Google

  (Public Company; GOOG; Internet industry)

  May 2007 — July 2007 (3 months)

  • Worked in Adwords, Google’s highest revenue generator
  • Understood various Google consumer products and services
  • Carried out a technical project and research on Google Consumer Product – Gmail

• Member

  AIESEC, Chennai

  (Non-Profit; Human Resources industry)

  August 2005 — July 2006 (1 year )

  AIESEC is the world’s largest youth run organization present in 103 countries aimed at developing the youth.
  • Underwent various leadership development activities and participated in the
  National Leadership Development Seminar (NLDS)
  • Worked in a team which provided technical, management and developmental internship opportunities through AIESEC to students and working professionals in Chennai, India.
  • Elected Fictitious Local Committee President and was selected one of the best delegates out of 300 national AIESEC members at NLDS.

Lakshmi Ashok’s Education

• North Carolina State University

  M.E , Economics , 2008 — 2010 (expected)

  Relevant Coursework:
  Doctorate level Microeconomics, Doctorate level Mathematics for Economists, Statistics for Management, Econometrics, Macroeconomics, Enterprise Risk Management and Entrepreneurship.
  
  Relevant Projects:
  Risk Modeling of BCBS Health Care Plans
  Analyzed the effect of the Elevated Monetary Base in 2009.
  Management Consulting and Growth Strategy Plan for a boutique design company
  Statistical Analysis of cloud-seeding experiment in Tasmania

  Activities and Societies:

  Senator, Student Government
  • Won the Senate Graduate Seat in the General Elections of 2009
  • Attended the 2009 Student Government Advocacy Trip to Washington D.C
  • Lobbied for NC State University with Congressmen
  • Attended a Student Government organized tour of the Pentagon
  • Member, University Standing Committee

• Stella Maris College

  B.A , Economics , 2005 — 2008

  Activities and Societies:

  June 2007- Apr 2008
  President – Quiz, Debate and Current Affairs Club
  
  June 2006- Apr 2007
  Secretary- Quiz, Debate and Current Affairs Club
  
  Sept 2006- Feb 2007
  Core-Committee Member, Praxis National Conference
  
  Feb 2007
  Paper titled “Corporate Accountability towards the Environment” selected to present at the national dialogue in Loyola College with students from other colleges across the country.

Additional Information

Lakshmi Ashok’s Interests:

Learnt Carnatic Music for 3 years and basics of playing violin, piano, veena and dance styles, Bharathanatyam and Kathak Dance Anchored a music programme and took part thrice in celebrity interviews in a regional language channel in 2005 Reading, avid reader of Ayn Rand books

Lakshmi Ashok’s Groups:

NCSU Student Government

•    AIESEC
•    Stella Maris College, Chennai
•    North Carolina State University Group

Lakshmi Ashok’s Honors:

Stella Maris College(2005-2008)
Best Debate Team & Best Speaker –English Debate 2007
First Place- Parliamentary Debate organized by Loyola Society of Debaters, 2007
First Place- English Debate, Festeve 2007, Inter-collegiate fest, WCC College

2008- Paper titled “Corporate Accountability towards the Environment” selected to present at the national dialogue.

Chinmaya Vidyalaya School
Nominee Head Girl
Selected and attended a four day Rotary Youth Leadership Award Camp in 2003

Lakshmi Ashok’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• expertise requests
• reference requests
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