Gowtham Selvi

About Gowtham Selvi

Currently, I am working as an Quantitative analyst at Zack\'s Investment Management and a MBA candidate at University of Chicago Booth School of Business.• I graduated from Indian Institute of Technology in Mechanical Engineering. I have worked as a Big Data and IT consultant. I co-founded a Micro-finance company in India which provides short term debts to working professionals and business owners.• My hobbies are playing chess and League of Legends.• I am interested in volunteering, mentoring and collaborating in exciting opportunities in Finance and Investments. Please feel free to DM me.

Experience

1. Quantitative Analyst

   Zacks Investment Management

   Sep 2018 — Present · Chicago, IL, US

   Manage an internal equity long/short portfolio, including signal research, position sizing, risk controls and performance review, with returns consistently exceeding the benchmark over time.• Partner with portfolio managers on idea generation and quantitative research across core equity strategies (~$7B+ AUM).• Design, backtest and implement systematic factor-based stock selection models in Python using fundamental, market and alternative data.• Run daily model processes and monitor portfolio risk, factor exposures, and performance attribution across flagship strategies.• Lead quantitative work for new ETF products, collaborating with PMs, operations and marketing from research through launch and ongoing oversight.• Build bespoke, tax-aware portfolios for clients to align with risk, return and diversification objectives while managing realized gains.• Produce quarterly and annual investment and risk reports for clients, auditors and internal stakeholders, translating complex analytics into clear narratives.• Work closely with the CEO, portfolio managers, data providers and internal data teams to improve data quality, automation and research workflows.

Education

• Indian Institute of Technology, Madras

  Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Mechanical Engineering

  2010 — 2014

• The University of Chicago Booth School of Business

  Master of Business Administration - MBA

• Illinois Tech Stuart School of Business

  Masters in Finance, Finance

  2016

• Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

  Master of Science - MS, Analytics

Skills

• Microsoft Sql Server
• Apache Pig
• Matlab
• Gretl
• Strategy
• Html
• C++
• Equities
• Hadoop
• Bayesian Statistics
• Finance
• Ansys
• Bayesian Inference
• Powerpoint
• Microsoft Excel
• Financial Modeling
• Solidworks
• Algorithms
• Sql
• Linux
• Quantitative Finance
• Bloomberg
• Engineering
• Microsoft Powerpoint
• Derivatives
• Java
• R
• Autocad
• Hive
• High Frequency Trading
• Oracle Sql Developer
• Python
• Bayesian Methods
• Capital Markets
• Sqoop
• C
• Programming
• Microsoft Office